Friendly League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when George Lukaku kicked off to start the match. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 5th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when George Messi came free, but Raúl Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Marcinho Sabóia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcinho Sabóia 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. After 14 minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ'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. Raúl Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raúl Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the game, George Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Raúl Cabral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raúl Cabral 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 27th minute. Three Lions FC's George Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Three Lions FC from getting a goal against them. The attack was good, but when Marcinho Sabóia in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 35 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when George Lukaku came free, but Raúl Cabral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Three Lions FC's George Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Three Lions FC from getting a goal against them. Raúl Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 41st minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Capasso to make the kick off. George Buffon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florian Capasso went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Esteban Montrell hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, George Lukaku 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. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fabinho Berger was substituted for Geovani Mangueira. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Rafael Couto was substituted for Florian Capasso. A sloppy throw-in by George Maguire in the 73rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fellipe Capixaba. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fabinho Berger managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Esteban Montrell in the 83 minute of the game. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Couto in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th 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. George De Bruyne took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raúl Cabral. Raúl Cabral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Three Lions FC played a much better game than Merusca F&P - CIMZ and deserved their victory. The Merusca F&P - CIMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.