World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Eero Uusipaavalniemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Emilio Pizziolo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by 邱皓卫 in the 10th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Emilio Pizziolo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【№1】游戏王's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emilio Pizziolo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 刘磊杰 in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, 【№1】游戏王's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Kuoppala came free, but Emilio Pizziolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 24th minute of play forced 【№1】游戏王's goalkeeper Emilio Pizziolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邓响寒 in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, 孔鹰南 notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 程彬皓 in the 34th minute of play. If 孔鹰南 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, 程彬皓 made a precise shot to the right of Edwin van der Sar. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邓响寒, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 邱皓卫 kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, 【№1】游戏王 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邱皓卫 to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Rio Ferdinand. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 刘磊杰 in the 48th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 刘磊杰 in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edwin van der Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 邓响寒 made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen got a free kick in the 54th minute. Taisto Pentsinen might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilio Pizziolo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Taisto Pentsinen ran back to his position shaking his head. Alfred Laulaja hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Emilio Pizziolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilio Pizziolo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valdemar Kuoppala's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. After some careless play in the 【№1】游戏王 defense, Valdemar Kuoppala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Pizziolo. The 【№1】游戏王 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Pizziolo should have stopped the shot. 【№1】游戏王's Niceto Sesuldo was substituted for 刘磊杰. 80 minutes into the match, 邓响寒 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin van der Sar. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 邓响寒 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After some careless play in the 【№1】游戏王 defense, Davide Beckham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Pizziolo. The 【№1】游戏王 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Pizziolo should have stopped the shot. 孔鹰南 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邱皓卫 in the 93rd minute of the match. In the last second Edwin van der Sar throw himself and got hold of the ball when 邱皓卫 in the 94thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The 【№1】游戏王 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.