Official Cup

Arena COPACABANA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vito Leite started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, George Mbappè hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 3rd minute of the match, Dobromir Brudnicki got a very nice opportunity to score, but George Buffon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vito Leite, made in the 13th minute of the game. Dagoberto Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 19 minutes in the game, Harald Boman fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without George Buffon having to interfere. In the 21st minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Loureiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Harald Boman 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. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Dobromir Brudnicki tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Dobromir Brudnicki tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 31st minute, George Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Mbappè to maneuver through the defense. Gunnar Ekeroth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Dagoberto Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobromir Brudnicki in the 43rd minute of play. 45 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 Dobromir Brudnicki. After 46 minutes of play, Cöpacabana FC's Harald Boman made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. George Messi was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vito Leite in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg George Buffon saved Three Lions FC from getting behind. George Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Dagoberto Loureiro made a huge save. After 57 minutes of play, Cöpacabana FC's Harald Boman made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Cöpacabana FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Angelino Gentza hit a great ball. Cöpacabana FC's Stig-Åke Benet was substituted for Vito Leite. Angelino Gentza hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. George Kane kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Huang Jian Feng was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 68th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 74th minute, Dobromir Brudnicki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cöpacabana FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 78 minutes, Beto Braga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cöpacabana FC and the Three Lions FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes Cöpacabana FC got a freekick which was hit by Beto Braga. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Benet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dagoberto Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of George Messi's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. George Buffon came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Cöpacabana FC's Stig-Åke Benet. But to his dismay, Stig-Åke Benet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Esteban Montrell hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Harald Boman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cöpacabana FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cöpacabana FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Three Lions FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.