Friendly League

Camp Nou
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Panayot Kanevchev started the match with the kick off. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Eero Uusipaavalniemi came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Maraman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Elias Maraman 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 17th minute. Elias Maraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 18th minute of play. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 20th minute of the match. Moises Vermudo's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moises Vermudo helped the player get up and apologised. Moises Vermudo hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 23rd minute of play forced Magicos's goalkeeper Elias Maraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Magicos's Elias Maraman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 24th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moises Vermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eero Uusipaavalniemi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Maraman having to interfere. Nunez Bladi charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Bladi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nunez Bladi hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Elias Maraman 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 30th minute. In the 31st match minute, Magicos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remigiusz Felenak to maneuver through the defense. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 32nd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Magicos's goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Elias Maraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Maraman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Rio Ferdinand got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After some careless play in the Magicos defense, Taisto Pentsinen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Maraman. The Magicos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Maraman should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Maraman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A hard shot 51 in the game by Valdemar Kuoppala from a close distance when the talented Elias Maraman managed to make a qualified save. Magicos's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Beckham in the 54th minute of play forced Magicos's goalkeeper Elias Maraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddy Beliran hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. Magicos'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. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 61st minute of the match. After 61 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elias Maraman was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 64 in the game by Valdemar Kuoppala from a close distance when the talented Elias Maraman managed to make a qualified save. Magicos's players were relieved. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Magicos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panayot Kanevchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taisto Pentsinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elias Maraman having to interfere. Panayot Kanevchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 71st minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Laulaja. In the 74th minute, Taisto Pentsinen made a precise shot to the right of Elias Maraman. Magicos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Valdemar Kuoppala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Elias Maraman made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taisto Pentsinen in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Maraman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manchester United FC were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Magicos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eero Uusipaavalniemi took the corner. Jairo Rumaldo tried in the game's 83rd match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Elias Maraman. An annoying self made goal, 0-6. Elias Maraman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Beckham in the 87th minute of the match. Manchester United FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.