Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. George Messi started the match with the kick off. Gustavo Sergipano kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in IGUIPORÃ FC's zone, Gunnar Ekeroth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Carioca came out of the goal and Gunnar Ekeroth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Eric Hjortsberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Buffon was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eric Hjortsberg in the 19th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Hjortsberg came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Hjortsberg took the ball and in the 20 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 0-1. In the 28th minute, Three Lions FC's George Messi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carlos Carioca. Carlos Carioca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After having played for 31 minutes, George Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Messi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th match minute, IGUIPORÃ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo Goiano to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that George Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Carioca was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. George Mbappè kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, João Adolfo Goiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The IGUIPORÃ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eric Hjortsberg to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, IGUIPORÃ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth 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, 2-2. Benito McRae kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. IGUIPORÃ FC made a substitution. He Shi Yu replaced Adriano Alagoano. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. George Mbappè hit a great ball. In the 80th match minute, IGUIPORÃ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. IGUIPORÃ FC's Carlos Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Mbappè in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Zé Carlos Velasco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. IGUIPORÃ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zé Carlos Velasco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 94 played minutes IGUIPORÃ FC got a freekick which was hit by 谢云伟. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.