Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when George Messi made the kick off which started today's match. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 3rd minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, George Maguire threw the ball into play from the sideline. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fellipe Capixaba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Merusca F&P - CIMZ's zone, George Messi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro-Facundo Buffon came out of the goal and George Messi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. George Maguire made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gunnar Ekeroth immediately put the ball in play. An unexpected shot in the 17th minute by Gunnar Ekeroth got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Messi in the 19th minute. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, George Maguire threw the ball into play from the sideline. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fellipe Capixaba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a little luck, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon got control of the ball when Gunnar Ekeroth tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florian Capasso's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Florian Capasso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Buffon was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. George Messi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when George Messi scored to the left of an out of position Mauro-Facundo Buffon, making the score, 1-0. In the 37th minute, George Mbappè hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Florian Capasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merusca F&P - CIMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Capasso to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Fellipe Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. George Buffon was a little too slow when Florian Capasso got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 1-2. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 57th minute of play. After 58 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by George Maguire. George Buffon made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Florian Capasso sent off a good shot on target. Kajetan Filanowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Merusca F&P - CIMZ made a substitution. Rafael Couto replaced Florian Capasso. In the 67th minute, George Mbappè got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 68 played minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Pedrinho Paranaense. Mauro-Facundo Buffon 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 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Rafael Couto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that George Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. George Maguire kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fábio Trevisan was substituted for Anderson Vidal. George Maguire hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Couto in the 76th minute of play. Fumanchu Ponta made a great header on Merusca F&P - CIMZ's corner, it was just that Three Lions FC's George Buffon managed to reach the ball for a save. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Couto in the 81st minute of play. After 82 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Gunnar Ekeroth. 83 minutes into the match, Rafael Couto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of George Buffon, 1-3. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 86th minute of play. George Kane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Three Lions FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.