World League

Mirabela
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Mirel Kuli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benito McRae kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Benito McRae hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After having played for 13 minutes, Ryszard Dudzik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ryszard Dudzik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manuel Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Buffon having to interfere. In the 22nd minute Manuel Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo Romero having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Ekeroth came free, but José Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but José Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Mbappè in the 33rd minute of play forced ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goalkeeper José Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kajetan Filanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. When Ryszard Dudzik came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ryszard Dudzik couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell George Messi to make the kick off. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. George Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. José Paulo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Rezende in the 55th 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 Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirel Kuli in the 56th minute of play. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ made a substitution. Agnaldo Araújo replaced Manuel Negri. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s João Pedro Nogueira was substituted for Luiz Paulo Dionísio. In the 64th minute Agnaldo Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Mirel Kuli got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Mirel Kuli 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 Mirel Kuli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Araújo in the 71st minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the 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 Agnaldo Araújo in the 76th minute of play. Gunnar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ made a substitution. Marcelinho Costa replaced Mirel Kuli. The supporters of ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gunnar Ekeroth didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Araújo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnar Ekeroth made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 84thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but José Paulo Romero would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 84th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Juan Duarte got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute, Marcelinho Costa made a precise shot to the right of George Buffon. Three Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 96 minutes into the match, Elano Rezende notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Three Lions FC's George Buffon. George Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Three Lions FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.