Challenge

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gunnar Ekeroth sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute of the match George Kroos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Ferrant showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's George Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jonathan Ferrant made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Messi in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Costa came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Three Lions FC's George Messi in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Gunnar Ekeroth kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Patricio Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. George Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, George Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Messi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Messi in the 48th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for George Messi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Gunnar Ekeroth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Esteban Montrell hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute George Kane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomas Illescas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 68 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by George Kroos. 71 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gunnar Ekeroth's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Jonathan Ferrant 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 82nd minute. After 83 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Illescas. In the 84th minute, George Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Three Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Three Lions FC fans' excitement grew in the 88th 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 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Venezuela getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Rigoberto Mina hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Three Lions FC's George Kroos tried to score from far away in the 92nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Gunnar Ekeroth came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 played minutes Venezuela got a freekick which was hit by Jose Correa. Gunnar Ekeroth kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Three Lions FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.