Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) When Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ArrancaCerebroS AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Manchester United FC's Valdemar Kuoppala got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when ArrancaCerebroS AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Beturian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bartlomiej Zuraw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 14th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Dario Ruy managed to get in a good position for a shot. ArrancaCerebroS AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dario Ruy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edwin van der Sar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the ArrancaCerebroS AFC defense, Eero Uusipaavalniemi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartlomiej Zuraw. The ArrancaCerebroS AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartlomiej Zuraw should have stopped the shot. Bartlomiej Zuraw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Beckham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 34th minute of play forced ArrancaCerebroS AFC's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Zuraw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Ruy came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes Manchester United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerardo Francesco who took care of the corner kick. Bartlomiej Zuraw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdemar Kuoppala got free with Bartlomiej Zuraw in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when ArrancaCerebroS AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nereo Frederico didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, ArrancaCerebroS AFC's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Zuraw had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Kuoppala. Valdemar Kuoppala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartlomiej Zuraw having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdemar Kuoppala to strike the kick off in the second half. Bartlomiej Zuraw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Bartlomiej Zuraw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Pentsinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ArrancaCerebroS AFC made a substitution. Maximo Emmanuel replaced Dario Ruy. In the 63rd minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. ArrancaCerebroS AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eero Uusipaavalniemi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximo Emmanuel got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute ArrancaCerebroS AFC were awarded a corner. Gerardo Francesco went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to ArrancaCerebroS AFC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Roberto Benvido hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bartlomiej Zuraw was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Bartlomiej Zuraw came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen. But to his dismay, Taisto Pentsinen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Beckham in the 85th minute of play forced ArrancaCerebroS AFC's goalkeeper Bartlomiej Zuraw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Maximo Emmanuel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Bartlomiej Zuraw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 89th minute of play. Manchester United FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.