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Match Report
Castle Mar
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595,
Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anselmo Gonzalez started the match with the kick off. Angel Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Cerezo in the 3rd minute of the match. Angel Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicanor Salvino during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Argon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicanor Salvino to maneuver through the defense. Kléber Cerezo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Angel Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Cerezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers George Kane in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angel Lopes saved Argon from getting behind. Angel Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cafu de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Angel Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cafu de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Argon's Nicanor Salvino got a free kick in the 26th minute. Three Lions FC's George Maguire got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when George Kane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52nd play minutes George Kane shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Angel Lopes and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Kane got free with Angel Lopes in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Angel Lopes made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Igor Pitta sent off a good shot on target. George Kroos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angel Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Angel Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Kane in the 72nd minute. Angel Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu de Moraes in the 76th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Argon:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Three Lions FC:s goal. Angel Lopes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from George Maguire went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Angel Lopes made an important save on a dangerous shot by George Kane in the 82nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Cafu de Moraes could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Angel Lopes however easily saved by the left post. With 87 minutes on the clock, Nicanor Salvino commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 87th minute, one of Argon:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Argon. The supporters of Three Lions FC booed when Argon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Azubeli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argon's Angel Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kléber Cerezo in the 98th minute of play. The Three Lions FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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