Official Cup

Monumental
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valdemar Kuoppala started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulinho Dybala got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Beckham in the 8th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Kuoppala came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pepe Sand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Pepe Sand recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Edwin van der Sar. Pepe Sand showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 18 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Beckham came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valdemar Kuoppala took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ezequiel Centurión. Ezequiel Centurión dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Ezequiel Centurión stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davide Beckham's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. After 28th play minutes Davide Beckham shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Ezequiel Centurión and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's zone, Valdemar Kuoppala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Centurión came out of the goal and Valdemar Kuoppala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 36th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Mon in the 37th minute of play. 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 Justo Mon in the 38th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Sigvard Rönn made a great header on La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's corner, it was just that Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar managed to reach the ball for a save. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Beckham in the 42nd minute of the match. Ezequiel Centurión made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Manchester United FC were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepe Sand to make the kick off. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Beckham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Taisto Pentsinen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Taisto Pentsinen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When Pepe Sand fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's protests and gave Pepe Sand a yellow card for diving instead. Pepe Sand hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Beckham came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pepe Sand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Paulinho Dybala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Ezequiel Centurión didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. 74 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Dybala came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Rosati didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Alfred Laulaja in the 80th minute really tested Ezequiel Centurión's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 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 Marcelo Phelipe in the 83rd minute of play. In the 93rd minute Paulinho Dybala 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. In the 93rd minute, Paulinho Dybala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. 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 Marcelo Phelipe in the 96th minute of play. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Sigvard Rönn was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edwin van der Sar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Manchester United FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.