有不少,主要是第一句语序和措辞的一些小瑕疵
expected不用像楼上说的那样改成现在时,因为你以前期望你们会是好朋友,而现在得到了证实,expect还是要用过去式
改好了的话是
When I met him for the first time, I already thought of him as my absolute true friend.
Just like what I expected, we are like-minded friends.
如果还有什么问题可以找我~