Friendly League

Arena Barboza
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel Vinhas kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Gabriel Vinhas put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of George Buffon. 9 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gino Velasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oséias Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oséias Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Relyn Futebol Clube's Oséias Correia got a free kick in the 10th minute. Gino Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 11th minute of the match. Gino Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 11th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, Three Lions FC's George Messi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gino Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 17th minute of play. Raimundo Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gunnar Ekeroth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Velasco having to interfere. George Buffon made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Gabriel Vinhas sent off a good shot on target. Gino Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Gino Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Ekeroth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. George Kroos hit a great ball. After 42 minutes of play, Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas made it 2-1 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! Gunnar Ekeroth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Gino Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gino Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 46th minute of the match. Gino Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Messi in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When George Kroos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 52 minutes had been played. Gabriel Vinhas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Buffon having to make a save. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 56th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriel Vinhas in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, Relyn Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Ekeroth came free, but Gino Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Gabriel Vinhas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Relyn Futebol Clube's Ademar Meirelles was substituted for Walter Samuel. George Messi kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. George Buffon came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas. But to his dismay, Gabriel Vinhas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. In the 72nd minute George Mbappè shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 74th minute of play. George Kane charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Kane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's George Kane got a free kick in the 77th minute. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 84th minute of the match. Kajetan Filanowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Gino Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Vinhas in the 88th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Gabriel Vinhas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. George Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 94 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by George Lukaku. Romeo Cangeopol, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Relyn Futebol Clube 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.