U21 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Gustavo Chabier hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Ruud van Nistelrooij sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cornelio Mino was a little too slow when Tero Haakana got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Kustaa Virtanen hit a great ball. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Handi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manchester United FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vicente Cordeara was slow to take the kick. During this time Águilas Poblanas's players had a chance to rest. If Tero Haakana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacobo Diagur kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Manchester United FC defense, Desiderio Handi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juha Jokiranta. The Manchester United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juha Jokiranta should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute, Moises Nisio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruud van Nistelrooij could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Cornelio Mino made a huge save. In the 24thth minute of the game Tero Haakana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Águilas Poblanas's Cornelio Mino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 27 minutes, Ruud van Nistelrooij managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruud van Nistelrooij was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Águilas Poblanas's Cornelio Mino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Águilas Poblanas from getting a goal against them. After 34 played minutes Águilas Poblanas got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Chabier. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruud van Nistelrooij got free with Cornelio Mino in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the game, Vicente Cordeara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Águilas Poblanas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United FC the free kick. The audience was convinced that Tero Haakana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cornelio Mino was relentless in the 47th minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tero Haakana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Handi in the 52nd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 played minutes Águilas Poblanas got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Chabier. Cornelio Mino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. A hard shot 61 in the game by Desiderio Handi from a close distance when the talented Juha Jokiranta managed to make a qualified save. Manchester United FC's players were relieved. Jacobo Diagur charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobo Diagur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Águilas Poblanas's Jacobo Diagur got a free kick in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Desiderio Handi in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juha Jokiranta saved Manchester United FC from getting behind. After some careless play in the Águilas Poblanas defense, Tero Haakana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cornelio Mino. The Águilas Poblanas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cornelio Mino should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Manchester United FC defense, Desiderio Handi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juha Jokiranta. The Manchester United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juha Jokiranta should have stopped the shot. Ruud van Nistelrooij sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Águilas Poblanas's zone, Ruud van Nistelrooij stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cornelio Mino came out of the goal and Ruud van Nistelrooij tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Manchester United FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Manchester United FC's Ruud van Nistelrooij 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 5-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Manchester United FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.