Friendly League

Satulung
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mădălin Cangeopol started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Alper Benli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Liviu Iordache didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Taito Tuulola went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 18th minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Liviu Iordache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liviu Iordache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taito Tuulola, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Manchester United FC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Taito Tuulola took the corner. The corner ended in Taito Tuulola almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Liviu Iordache did a great save. Juha Jokiranta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claudiu Fecioru went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 30th minute, Sigmund Tutorskiy fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Juha Jokiranta, passed just outside the right post. When Taito Tuulola came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Manchester United FC 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 Taito Tuulola couldn't finish the play. Juha Jokiranta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mădălin Cangeopol in the 34th minute. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Martti Helin hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the game, Juha Vilmunen threw the ball into play from the sideline. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Mădălin Cangeopol quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Juha Jokiranta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alper Benli in the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Jakob Stam got a free kick in the 48th minute. 49 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Ovidiu Șişman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Erik Cantona made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Mădălin Cangeopol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mădălin Cangeopol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juha Jokiranta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Herkko Ahokorpi got a free kick in the 57th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alper Benli in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juha Jokiranta saved Manchester United FC from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United FC's zone, Alper Benli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juha Jokiranta came out of the goal and Alper Benli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute, Alper Benli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juha Jokiranta was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 75th minute Mădălin Cangeopol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juha Jokiranta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Mădălin Cangeopol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Fecioru in the 81st minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Roy Keane hit a great ball. After 88 played minutes Tractorul Satulung -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Walter Lando. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Martti Helin hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Ovidiu Șişman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.