Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 589 (Terracing: 443, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) 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. 3 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Sha Zhen came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute Alfred Laulaja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Troxler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 6th minute of the match. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 12th minute of the match. Gu Sha Zhen kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Christophe Troxler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Pentsinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. With a little luck, Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler got control of the ball when Valdemar Kuoppala tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute, Agustín Álvarez 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, 0-1. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Montevideo City Torque from getting a goal against them. 33 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfred Laulaja. 40 minutes into the match, Agustín Álvarez notched a goal, 0-2, 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. If Agustín Álvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler got control of the ball when Valdemar Kuoppala tried to sneak it across the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Agustín Álvarez made a kick off. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 54th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Agustín Álvarez in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi. After 59th play minutes Taisto Pentsinen shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Christophe Troxler and just under the crossbar into goal. Valdemar Kuoppala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christophe Troxler having to interfere. Christophe Troxler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taisto Pentsinen in the 64th minute of the match. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Montevideo City Torque's zone, Davide Beckham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christophe Troxler came out of the goal and Davide Beckham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Laulaja, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Álvarez in the 86th 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.