Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Andy Cole started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerzy Zjawin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerzy Zjawin in the 10th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Jerzy Zjawin 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. In the 12th minute, Alto Muro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egun Pais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Cole came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gunnar Ekeroth got free with Egun Pais in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Benito McRae hit a great ball. After a long run with the ball, Lokon Pøhl did a trick in the 46th minute in front of Three Lions FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-3. An impressive performance by Floresta Negra FC's Lokon Pøhl! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when George Messi made the kick off in the second half. George Buffon stood somewhat misplaced when Andy Cole came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 55 minute. The audience was convinced that Andy Cole's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Buffon was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. 63 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lokon Pøhl came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Floresta Negra FC made a substitution. Filcho Dzhagarov replaced Jerzy Zjawin. Floresta Negra FC made a substitution. Jardel Lewandowski replaced Andy Cole. Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Ekeroth in the 83rd minute of play. Jardel Lewandowski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. George Buffon came out and tried to block the shot, but Jardel Lewandowski slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 87th minute. George Kroos made in the 93rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gunnar Ekeroth however managed to control. The Floresta Negra FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Floresta Negra FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.