Friendly League

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Three Lions FC's George Lukaku started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Vargas in the 6th minute of play. Dagoberto Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Lukaku in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Alvarenga came free, but George Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Kajetan Filanowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dagoberto Veiga stood somewhat misplaced when George Messi came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 18 minute. George Lukaku struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dagoberto Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Three Lions FC. If Betão Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Dagoberto Veiga got control of the ball when George Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 26 minutes, Betão Vargas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betão Vargas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the match, George Lukaku dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dagoberto Veiga, 2-0. Dagoberto Veiga made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when George Lukaku sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, George Lukaku put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Dagoberto Veiga. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Vargas in the 36th minute of play. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Lukaku got free with Dagoberto Veiga in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 42 minutes SE Tijolo 6 Furos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was George Maguire who took care of the corner kick. Three Lions FC's George Maguire was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dagoberto Veiga in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Giovanni Custódio hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Dagoberto Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Lukaku in the 49th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Betão Vargas to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's Esteban Montrell got a free kick in the 51st minute. 55 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Dagoberto Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, George Messi made a precise shot to the right of Dagoberto Veiga. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Dagoberto Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Messi in the 59th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Three Lions FC's corner George De Bruyne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dagoberto Veiga quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Betão Vargas tried to sneak it across the goal line. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Antônio Carlos Tasso was substituted for Moisés Abraão. In the 68th minute, Moisés Abraão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. George Lukaku took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dagoberto Veiga. Dagoberto Veiga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 73rd minute Betão Vargas 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. George Messi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Sandrinho Figueiredo was substituted for Rafael Rosado. Esteban Montrell made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Raimundo Bittencourt. In the 87th minute George Lukaku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by SE Tijolo 6 Furos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. George Maguire was slow to take the kick. During this time Three Lions FC's players had a chance to rest. When Raimundo Bittencourt fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SE Tijolo 6 Furos's protests and gave Raimundo Bittencourt a yellow card for diving instead. Raimundo Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute George Lukaku shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Three Lions FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.