Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Valdemar Kuoppala made the kick off and thus started the match. Manchester United FC's Valdemar Kuoppala got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adilson Breckenfeld in the 15th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Mackensen during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Frank Mackensen got a free kick in the 16th minute. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peng Xiong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Diagur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Taisto Pentsinen. Valdemar Kuoppala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Angel Vito made a huge save. Valdemar Kuoppalas short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Angel Vito to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 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 Damian Diagur in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Taisto Pentsinen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angel Vito was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adilson Breckenfeld in the 32nd 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. In the 37th minute Pablo Solari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angel Vito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Crottos Crotters F.C. getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Szilveszter Puja hit a great ball. After 44 minutes of play, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Adilson Breckenfeld made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edwin van der Sar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Peng Xiong stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Davide Beckham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Davide Beckham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Angel Vito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Xiong in the 56th minute of play. Angel Vito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 57th minute of the match. Alfred Laulaja hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Solari in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adilson Breckenfeld. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdemar Kuoppala in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angel Vito prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Eero Uusipaavalniemi hit a great ball. Crottos Crotters F.C. made a substitution. Benigno Elija replaced Adilson Breckenfeld. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angel Vito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angel Vito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdemar Kuoppala went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Angel Vito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Taisto Pentsinen scored 3-1 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Angel Vito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Pablo Solari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crottos Crotters F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Solari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edwin van der Sar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Taisto Pentsinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angel Vito having to interfere. Angel Vito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davide Beckham went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Crottos Crotters F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manchester United FC.