World League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 7613 (Terracing: 5710, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, George Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ejder Baba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Maldini in the 8th minute of play. George Messi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ejder Baba firmly grabbed it by the left post. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save FCFiratRom from getting a goal against them. Ejder Baba made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when George Messi sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Stones to maneuver through the defense. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omero Cobain, 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 Omero Cobain, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omero Cobain in the 25th minute of play. FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save FCFiratRom from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba got control of the ball when George Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Omero Cobain's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Three Lions FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by George Lukaku in the 41st minute. The corner ended in George Lukaku almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba did a great save. FCFiratRom's Oso Bucuk was substituted for Omero Cobain. FCFiratRom's Nino Marcelli was substituted for Eleuterio Ezkerra. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oso Bucuk made a kick off. 59 minutes into the game, Oso Bucuk recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of George Buffon. Oso Bucuk showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Ejder Baba 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 66th minute. After 68 minutes of play, Three Lions FC's George Messi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ejder Baba was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by George Maldini in the 75th minute of play forced FCFiratRom's goalkeeper Ejder Baba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ejder Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 78th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito McRae. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nino Marcelli in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd 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. 89 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nino Marcelli. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Marcelli in the 93rd minute of play. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Nino Marcelli tried to sneak it across the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the FCFiratRom players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Three Lions FC.