Old Trafford
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Erkan Fostiropoulos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Adam Northe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leevi Salonen in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th match minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ansgar Küpper-Adebisi to maneuver through the defense. Ukko Niemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Krinke in the 15th minute of the match. Tymoteusz Terasek charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tymoteusz Terasek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 17 played minutes Rot-Weiss-Essen got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Terasek. In the 19th minute, Erkan Fostiropoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Adam Northe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taito Tuulola. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ansgar Küpper-Adebisi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Ruud van Nistelrooij got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Ruud van Nistelrooij hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Rot-Weiss-Essen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arno Claußen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Rot-Weiss-Essen's zone, Aatto Hänninen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Northe came out of the goal and Aatto Hänninen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Taito Tuulola's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Adam Northe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Adam Northe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santtu Pietiläinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arno Claußen in the 45th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Krinke in the 47th minute of play.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taito Tuulola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Erkan Fostiropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ukko Niemi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ukko Niemi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Krinke, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Manchester United FC's Taito Tuulola got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Helmut Malinowski during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 62 minutes into the game, one of Rot-Weiss-Essen:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi got control of the ball when Fabian Krinke tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Taito Tuulola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aatto Hänninen in the 71st minute of play forced Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalkeeper Adam Northe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Ukko Niemi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Krinke. When Taito Tuulola came up free with the goalie in the 76th 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. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Ukko Niemi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 81 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Ukko Niemi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Krinke. In the 86th minute, Santtu Pietiläinen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adam Northe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Herkko Ahokorpi's late challenge caught a Rot-Weiss-Essen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Herkko Ahokorpi helped the player get up and apologised. Herkko Ahokorpi kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Miika Huttunen replaced Herkko Ahokorpi. In the 93rd minute, Herkko Ahokorpi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santtu Pietiläinen charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santtu Pietiläinen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Santtu Pietiläinen. In the 95th minute, Björn Mokros fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ukko Niemi, passed just outside the right post. When Erkan Fostiropoulos came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Rot-Weiss-Essen 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 Erkan Fostiropoulos couldn't finish the play.
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