U23 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Taito Tuulola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tautvydas Dinda was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aatto Hänninen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. In the 6th minute, Leevi Salonen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 10 minutes into the game, Taito Tuulola recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tautvydas Dinda. Taito Tuulola showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Tautvydas Dinda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kustaa Vappula, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Tautvydas Dinda came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Manchester United FC's Aatto Hänninen. But to his dismay, Aatto Hänninen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Tautvydas Dinda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taito Tuulola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tomas Žvingilas fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aleksotas FK's protests and gave Tomas Žvingilas a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Aleksotas FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomas Žvingilas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Taito Tuulola notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Aleksotas FK's Tautvydas Dinda. Tautvydas Dinda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tautvydas Dinda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kustaa Vappula in the 25th minute. Aleksotas FK's Tautvydas Dinda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aatto Hänninen in the 27th minute of play. After some careless play in the Aleksotas FK defense, Aatto Hänninen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tautvydas Dinda. The Aleksotas FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tautvydas Dinda should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Aleksotas FK's Tautvydas Dinda got control of the ball when Leevi Salonen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tautvydas Dinda was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Aatto Hänninen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aatto Hänninen really showed his touch with that goal: 7-0. Kęstutis Filipavičius kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Aleksotas FK defense, Taito Tuulola kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tautvydas Dinda. The Aleksotas FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tautvydas Dinda should have stopped the shot. Tautvydas Dinda was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Martti Helin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martti Helin really showed his touch with that goal: 9-0. In the 48th minute, Manchester United FC's Taito Tuulola dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 10-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 10-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Žydrūnas Pakerys to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Manchester United FC's Taito Tuulola fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 54 minutes into the game, Manchester United FC's Aatto Hänninen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tautvydas Dinda made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. 57 minutes into the game, Aatto Hänninen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Tautvydas Dinda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 60 minutes into the match, Aatto Hänninen notched a goal, 13-0, to the right of Aleksotas FK's Tautvydas Dinda. Tautvydas Dinda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leevi Salonen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tautvydas Dinda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Kustaa Vappula had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tautvydas Dinda. Aleksotas FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kustaa Vappula was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. In the 75th minute, Aatto Hänninen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 16-0. Aleksotas FK's Tautvydas Dinda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aatto Hänninen in the 78th minute of play. Tautvydas Dinda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kustaa Vappula in the 79th minute of the match. Tautvydas Dinda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aatto Hänninen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tautvydas Dinda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aatto Hänninen in the 85th minute of play. Tautvydas Dinda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Taito Tuulola went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 18-0 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Manchester United FC had played much better football throughout.