Friendly League

S.S. Karaboudjan
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernandinho Albuquerque got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Gunnar Ekeroth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelinho Abraão was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 3 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Marcelinho Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelinho Abraão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 15 minutes, Gunnar Ekeroth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gunnar Ekeroth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcelinho Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Ekeroth, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Kajetan Filanowski hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luizão Peixoto in the 19th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelinho Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Ekeroth in the 22nd minute of the match. The corner led Three Lions FC's George Maldini to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcelinho Abraão despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fernandinho Albuquerque could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but George Buffon made a huge save. After 32 played minutes Karaboudjan got a freekick which was hit by Renato Pitta. After having played for 32 minutes, George Maldini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Maldini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yuri Teixeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but George Buffon made a huge save. Marcelinho Abraão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Ekeroth in the 36th minute of the match. Karaboudjan's Marcelinho Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Gunnar Ekeroth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Luizão Peixoto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving George Buffon. That made the score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when George Messi made the kick off in the second half. Yuri Teixeira hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Mbappè to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 59th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnar Ekeroth's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Marcelinho Abraão skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Marcelinho Abraão managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Three Lions FC's George Messi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Karaboudjan booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Mbappè didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelinho Abraão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Messi in the 77th minute of play. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Bezerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Albuquerque in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, Aírton Oliveira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karaboudjan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Three Lions FC the free kick. A collision led to Karaboudjan getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Felippe Monteiro hit a great ball. Karaboudjan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Three Lions FC for a fine match.