Friendly League

Maracanã
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Décio Cunha made the kick off which started today's match. Fluminense DF's Patrick Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Augusto Baiano in the 10th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Germán Kanø made a precise shot to the right of Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Patrick Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Décio Cunha 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. Juha Jokiranta was a little too slow when Décio Cunha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 23rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Manchester United FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when João Augusto Baiano scored to the left of an out of position Juha Jokiranta, making the score, 3-0. Décio Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Juha Jokiranta made a huge save. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Manchester United FC's goalie and right to João Augusto Baiano. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Manchester United FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Erik Cantona's late challenge caught a Fluminense DF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erik Cantona helped the player get up and apologised. Fluminense DF's Patrick Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 36th minute of play forced Fluminense DF's goalkeeper Patrick Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juha Jokiranta was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Décio Cunha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 38 minute of play. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Décio Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Juha Vilmunen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Germán Kanø dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juha Jokiranta, 5-0.

Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Patrick Neto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 53 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's Erik Cantona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Neto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Manchester United FC's Roy Keane seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roy Keane the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manchester United FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roy Keane had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manchester United FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Fluminense DF a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Vivaldo Moreira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta. 6-0. In the 65th minute, Décio Cunha made a precise shot to the right of Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. In the 69thth minute of the game Décio Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Augusto Baiano scored 9-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juha Jokiranta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the game, Fluminense DF's João Augusto Baiano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juha Jokiranta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 10-0. The Fluminense DF fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Fluminense DF's Décio Cunha looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Erik Cantona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Patrick Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Ruy Favoretto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fluminense DF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United FC the free kick. Ruy Favoretto hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Juha Jokiranta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Décio Cunha in the 82nd minute of the match. Alan Damião hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ruud van Nistelrooij received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Patrick Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Décio Cunha 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 12-0. Juha Jokiranta came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Fluminense DF's Décio Cunha. But to his dismay, Décio Cunha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. Fluminense DF's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.