Official Cup

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) George Mbappè hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Emanuel Björkdahl stood somewhat misplaced when George Messi came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 5 minute. 11 minutes into the match, Emil Trulsson notched a goal, 1-1, 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. After a rather tough play, IFK Gladdarna's Henric Smefeldt got a free kick in the 15th minute. With a little luck, IFK Gladdarna's Emanuel Björkdahl got control of the ball when George Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Emanuel Björkdahl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gunnar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When Kajetan Filanowski fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Three Lions FC's protests and gave Kajetan Filanowski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Filanowski to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's Niklas Lindfors broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Hägglund, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Emanuel Björkdahl made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when George Messi sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Björkdahl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, Three Lions FC's Emanuel Björkdahl threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from George Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 31st minute, Henric Smefeldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Torbjörn Hägglund came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 36 in the game by George Messi from a close distance when the talented Emanuel Björkdahl managed to make a qualified save. IFK Gladdarna's players were relieved. Gunnar Ekeroth was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

IFK Gladdarna's Emanuel Björkdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that George Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Björkdahl was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 59th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kajetan Filanowski to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Messi in the 64th minute of play forced IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Emanuel Björkdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Trulsson's late challenge caught a Three Lions FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emil Trulsson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, IFK Gladdarna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Trulsson 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 Emanuel Björkdahl was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Björkdahl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 75th minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Björkdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Björkdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. IFK Gladdarna's Mattias Busk was substituted for Torbjörn Hägglund. The Three Lions FC fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Three Lions FC's George Messi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emanuel Björkdahl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of George Messi's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by IFK Gladdarna's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. George Maldini was slow to take the kick. During this time Three Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. Three Lions FC's George Maldini was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emanuel Björkdahl in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. IFK Gladdarna's Emanuel Björkdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 92nd minute of play. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Snorre Snabb in the 94th minute of play. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Jakob Koch tried to sneak it across the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.