Friendly League

Estádio Iguiporã
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when George Messi made the kick off which started today's match. George Stones's late challenge caught a IGUIPORÃ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Stones helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute, IGUIPORÃ FC's Eric Hjortsberg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, George Buffon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 16th minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albert Sparnaaij hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Eric Hjortsberg scored 2-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of George Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 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 Emiel Franckx. 34 minutes into the match, IGUIPORÃ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Ekeroth came free, but Carlos Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Three Lions FC's George Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Three Lions FC from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Three Lions FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Moreno was slow to take the kick. During this time IGUIPORÃ FC's players had a chance to rest. 39 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's George Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlos Carioca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Velasco in the 42nd minute of play. 43 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 Eric Hjortsberg. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

George Messi came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Carlos Carioca could save by the left post. A nice corner shot did that George Lukaku got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlos Carioca quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiel Franckx in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. George Mbappè hit a great ball. A collision led to IGUIPORÃ FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jaime Moreno hit a great ball. Carlos Carioca acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 62nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from George Lukaku. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Adolfo Goiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The supporters of IGUIPORÃ FC booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Kroos didn't get a good kick on the ball. IGUIPORÃ FC's He Shi Yu was substituted for Adriano Alagoano. Carlos Carioca made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when George Mbappè sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the game, IGUIPORÃ FC's João Adolfo Goiano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. George Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Velasco in the 78th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Mbappè hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. IGUIPORÃ FC's Luiz Paulo Chaves was substituted for Eric Hjortsberg. In the 83rd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Mbappè to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, João Adolfo Goiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Buffon. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Adolfo Goiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. George Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Carioca having to interfere. Three Lions FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.