Challenge

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) George Messi made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Montrell. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth got a free kick in the 7th minute. When Three Lions FC's George Messi in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. George Messi got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 10th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Three Lions FC's zone, Lautaro Mancebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Buffon came out of the goal and Lautaro Mancebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Mexico's Luca Zorita got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 29th minute, Alberto Tafalla 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, 0-1. 32 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alberto Tafalla came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gunnar Ekeroth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Dante Lacasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa 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 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Luca Zorita managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Luca Zorita was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. George Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. George Messi came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Lacasa could save by the left post. In the 46th minute, Mexico's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gunnar Ekeroth fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 47 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito McRae. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Montrell to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute of the match, Alberto Tafalla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but George Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kajetan Filanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Esteban Montrell got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Mbappè to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Montrell. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's George Mbappè got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Kajetan Filanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Gaona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Buffon having to make a save. In the 76th minute Mexico were awarded a corner. Joel Gaona went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Joel Gaona got away a dangerous shot. Despite this George Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Zorita in the 77th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lorenzo Cazalla hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 85th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by George Mbappè. In the 88th match minute, Mexico was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Gaona to maneuver through the defense. After 90 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by George Lukaku. George Mbappè hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mexico eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.