World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. George Messi started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gunnar Ekeroth hit a great ball. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Reds's goalkeeper Sten Andreasson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, The Reds's Fred Isaksson got a free kick in the 6th minute. George Messi scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sten Andreasson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sten Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gunnar Ekeroth in the 10th minute of the match. In the 12th minute of the match Three Lions FC got a corner. The Reds's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Lukaku ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Three Lions FC's George Lukaku to fire away a dangerous shot which Sten Andreasson despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's George Messi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sten Andreasson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. George Messi might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sten Andreasson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. George Messi ran back to his position shaking his head. 21 minutes into the match, George Mbappè notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of The Reds's Sten Andreasson. Sten Andreasson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Johnny Lange charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johnny Lange the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, The Reds was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johnny Lange to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from George Best in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Three Lions FC's George Maguire. The Three Lions FC fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Three Lions FC's George Messi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sten Andreasson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Mbappè in the 34th minute of play. George Messi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sten Andreasson having to make a save. George Mbappè's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sten Andreasson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Three Lions FC were awarded a corner. George Lukaku went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that George Maguire got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sten Andreasson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Niklas Bjurström kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, George Lukaku managed to get in a good position for a shot. Three Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but George Lukaku was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sten Andreasson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sten Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-4 when George Messi sped through The Reds's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sten Andreasson. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Three Lions FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by George Lukaku in the 53rd minute. A nice corner shot did that George Lukaku got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sten Andreasson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When The Reds's Adolfo Vogel in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Three Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes into the match, Three Lions FC's George Messi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sten Andreasson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, The Reds's goalkeeper Sten Andreasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by George Messi. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Isaksson in the 70th minute of the match. George Messi scored 0-6 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sten Andreasson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 76 minutes, George Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Three Lions FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Messi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, George Messi put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Sten Andreasson. Sten Andreasson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Messi in the 81st minute of the 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 Aron Apelquist in the 83rd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Mbappè to maneuver through the defense. Sten Andreasson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, George Messi notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of The Reds's Sten Andreasson. Sten Andreasson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Three Lions FC's George Mbappè got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over Three Lions FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Reds throughout the match.