U21 World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Correia in the 3rd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eurico Batista. In the 7th minute Ruud van Nistelrooij shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arthur Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paavo Salmela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela got a free kick in the 26th minute. Tero Haakana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Amorim having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Pirkka Rautee managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pirkka Rautee was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arthur Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Flying Dutch's Victor de Salles got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eurico Batista got free with Juha Jokiranta in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tero Haakana to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Tiago Correia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Flying Dutch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tiago Correia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Rasmus Viljanen got a free kick in the 53rd minute. The Flying Dutch fans' excitement grew in the 58th match minute when Flying Dutch's Jonathan Fonseca 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Juha Jokiranta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Correia in the 68th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rasmus Viljanen to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Flying Dutch's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pirkka Rautee fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 87 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's Tiago Correia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juha Jokiranta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jarkko Sulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juha Jokiranta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Irwin hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Tiago Correia made a precise shot to the right of Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Flying Dutch had won after a very even match.