Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Răzvan Necula made the kick off and thus started the match. If George Lukaku had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dan Wennerqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Dan Wennerqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Lukaku in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Hernan Lano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Dan Wennerqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by George Messi. In the 14th minute Three Lions FC were awarded a corner. George Maguire went to the cornerflag to take it. George Maguire made a great header on Three Lions FC's corner, it was just that Soroca F.C.'s Dan Wennerqvist managed to reach the ball for a save. George Messi hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Hernan Lano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. The nice shot from George Lukaku in the 23rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Dan Wennerqvist had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Soroca F.C.'s Gustavo Tartalo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by George Maguire, made in the 25th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Răzvan Necula notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Three Lions FC's George Buffon. George Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Răzvan Necula took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised George Buffon. George Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Răzvan Necula took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised George Buffon. George Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. 47 minutes into the match, Răzvan Necula had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Buffon. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Răzvan Necula was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The Three Lions FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Soroca F.C. were winning 0-6.

The wind increased when George Lukaku made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Răzvan Necula in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Răzvan Necula in the 62nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Necula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Buffon was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 65th minute Răzvan Necula shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Răzvan Necula's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas was substituted for Răzvan Necula. Soroca F.C.'s Romulo Thomas was substituted for Hernan Lano. Dan Wennerqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of George Messi's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. George Stones's late challenge caught a Soroca F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Stones helped the player get up and apologised. George Stones kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. A hard shot by Gustavo Tartalo from long distance, 85 minutes into the match, got George Buffon's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrián Espadas, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 87th minute Adrián Espadas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Three Lions FC defense, Adrián Espadas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Buffon. The Three Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Buffon should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind George Buffon. George Buffon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Soroca F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.