U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rami Tallqvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dieguinho Machado came free, but Saul Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Dieguinho Machado made a precise shot to the right of Saul Väänänen. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Saul Väänänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieguinho Machado, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Patrick de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Väänänen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saul Väänänen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Robinho Sampaio got control of the ball when Terho Ylimäki tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esa Salo was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. When Dieguinho Machado fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's protests and gave Dieguinho Machado a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dieguinho Machado didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Waldemar Velasco got a free kick in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Robinho Sampaio got control of the ball when Rami Tallqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saul Väänänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Quintal in the 34th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Patrick de Queiroz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Saul Väänänen. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrick de Queiroz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Patrick de Queiroz to strike the kick off in the second half. Patrick de Queiroz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Saul Väänänen made a huge save. The supporters of ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joonas Sainomaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Terho Ylimäki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC the free kick. Joonas Sainomaa hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Saul Väänänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Quintal in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the Manchester United FC defense, Patrick de Queiroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Väänänen. The Manchester United FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Väänänen should have stopped the shot. Esa Salo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 96th minute, Pedro Augusto do Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.