Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes, Florian Capasso made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Three Lions FC's George Buffon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fumanchu Ponta, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Capasso in the 9th minute of play. If Florian Capasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute of the match Three Lions FC got a corner. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Lukaku ran over to the corner to take the kick. Florian Capasso might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over George Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florian Capasso ran back to his position shaking his head. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Capasso in the 19th minute of play. If Gunnar Ekeroth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the game, Florian Capasso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. George Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Messi in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gunnar Ekeroth got free with Mauro-Facundo Buffon in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Messi in the 37th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Three Lions FC booed when Merusca F&P - CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Paranaense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when George Messi sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Florian Capasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Florian Capasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. George Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 43 minutes into the game, George Kroos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Three Lions FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merusca F&P - CIMZ the free kick. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. George Kroos hit a great ball. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 46th minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Merusca F&P - CIMZ from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell George Messi to make the kick off. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 50th minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Capasso came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florian Capasso took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised George Buffon. George Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Florian Capasso might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over George Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florian Capasso ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Capasso got free with George Buffon in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. George Lukaku hit a great ball. Merusca F&P - CIMZ made a substitution. Hélder Fonseca replaced Florian Capasso. In the 62nd minute, George Lukaku hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Buffon having to make a save. George Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélder Fonseca in the 70th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 79th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 82 minutes into the game, when Fellipe Capixaba put in a rough tackle. Merusca F&P - CIMZ:s Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed great skill when he stopped George Lukaku:s penalty. 88 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Fonseca came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélder Fonseca in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélder Fonseca. After 96 minutes Three Lions FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Geovani Mangueira who took care of the corner kick. The Merusca F&P - CIMZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.