Challenge

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Zorita made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Sancho in the 5th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Messi in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Ekeroth. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Saelices in the 18th minute of play. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. George Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felix Montenegro in the 24th minute of play. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Zorita, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Sancho came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Zorita's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Zorita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Gunnar Ekeroth sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute, Daniel Zorita made a precise shot to the right of George Buffon. Three Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 44th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell George Messi to make the kick off. Cristian Sancho might have been able to make a better finish in the 50th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over George Buffon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristian Sancho ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Sancho got free with George Buffon in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Three Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Ecuador's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. George Kroos took the corner. The corner ended in George Kroos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ecuador's Julio Vera did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Three Lions FC's George Messi in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ecuador's goalie prevented a goal. Julio Vera 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 61st minute. Felix Montenegro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, George Buffon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Felix Montenegro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised George Buffon 65 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Julio Vera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Saelices in the 73rd minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, George Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but George Messi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Vera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Andino in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Vera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Three Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Kane didn't get a good kick on the ball.