Official Cup

Cruz de Malta
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Claudinei Pirani hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling George Messi in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rogério Ceni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. José Paulo Mello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without George Buffon having to make a save. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Mello in the 10th minute of the match. José Paulo Mello'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 11th minute of play. With a little luck, Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni got control of the ball when George Messi tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Messi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Rogério Ceni when he managed to save the team from getting behind. George Messi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Rogério Ceni 13 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as George Messi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rogério Ceni. That made the score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Pirani in the 23rd minute of the match. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Vianna in the 25th minute of the match. After 25th play minutes José Paulo Mello shot 2-1, a short shot which went by George Buffon and just under the crossbar into goal. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Paulo Mello in the 31st minute of play. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Cercadinho from getting a goal against them. In the 38th minute Roger Vianna 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. In the 40th minute Cercadinho were awarded a corner. Roger Vianna went to the cornerflag to take it. George Messi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rogério Ceni firmly grabbed it by the left post. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Roger Vianna'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 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Cercadinho were awarded a corner. Roger Vianna went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Cercadinho's Claudinei Pirani getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cercadinho's Rogério Ceni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Roger Vianna cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. George Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Pirani in the 68th minute of the match. Three Lions FC were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Cercadinho's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. George Lukaku took the corner. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Mello in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute George Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Ceni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rogério Ceni 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 84th minute. He Fei Zhou made in the 89th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Three Lions FC's Kajetan Filanowski. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Benito McRae hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, Roger Vianna sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because George Buffon threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Roger Vianna this time. When the match was over Cercadinho could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Three Lions FC throughout the match.