Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Róbert Pál-Szabó took the kick off in the first half of the match. Frank Lauria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Beckham in the 2nd minute of play. Aarre Uusiniemi lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 3rd minute, one of Manchester United FC: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 Manchester United FC. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Champions Iasi. Iustin Coporan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edwin van der Sar. 0-1. In the 9th minute Manchester United FC were awarded a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi went to the cornerflag to take it. Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frank Lauria in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Frank Lauria successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 16th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Vasile Mumuleanu came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Corneliu Lupescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Lauria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 17th minute of play. Taisto Pentsinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Lauria having to interfere. Taisto Pentsinen struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Frank Lauria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United FC. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen got a free kick in the 26th minute. Frank Lauria 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 29th minute. Eero Uusipaavalniemi made a great header on Manchester United FC's corner, it was just that Champions Iasi's Frank Lauria managed to reach the ball for a save. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Coporan in the 34th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasile Mumuleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Coporan in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alfred Laulaja hit a great ball. In the 44th minute of the match Corneliu Lupescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edwin van der Sar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taisto Pentsinen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Frank Lauria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute of the match, Vasile Mumuleanu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edwin van der Sar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Frank Lauria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Frank Lauria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 played minutes Champions Iasi got a freekick which was hit by Vasile Mumuleanu. Frank Lauria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Beckham in the 64th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbert Pál-Szabó, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 67th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taisto Pentsinen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Frank Lauria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Lauria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Lauria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute Manchester United FC were awarded a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi went to the cornerflag to take it. Gary Neville made a great header on Manchester United FC's corner, it was just that Champions Iasi's Frank Lauria managed to reach the ball for a save. If Taisto Pentsinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Iustin Coporan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Edwin van der Sar made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Róbert Pál-Szabó got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute Róbert Pál-Szabó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Kuoppala didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Champions Iasi booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Kuoppala didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Iustin Coporan came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Champions Iasi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Iustin Coporan couldn't finish the play. After 94 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Lauria was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.