Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 191 (Terracing: 144, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrick Galvão took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Michael Weniger had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwin van der Sar. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michael Weniger was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Weniger in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Calvin Kuckhoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi. In the 14th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvin Kuckhoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes West Staines Massive got a freekick which was hit by Erling Finnman. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Valdemar Kuoppala took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Calvin Kuckhoff to make any attempt to save it. In the 21st minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvin Kuckhoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calvin Kuckhoff made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 23rd minute. In the 34th minute Michael Weniger 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. 36 minutes into the match, West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Calvin Kuckhoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Kuoppala. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helmuth Follmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Manchester United FC's Aarre Uusiniemi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aarre Uusiniemi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manchester United FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aarre Uusiniemi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manchester United FC! Edwin van der Sar had in the 39thth minute some difficulties stopping Michael Weniger's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Staines Massive's goalie prevented a goal. 46 minutes into the match, Patrick Galvão notched a goal, 1-2, 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Taisto Pentsinen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when West Staines Massive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erling Finnman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when West Staines Massive was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Rowell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manchester United FC were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after West Staines Massive's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eero Uusipaavalniemi took the corner. Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Calvin Kuckhoff in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Weniger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvin Kuckhoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Galvão in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Beckham in the 67th minute of play forced West Staines Massive's goalkeeper Calvin Kuckhoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Weniger came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Weniger in the 79th 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. Calvin Kuckhoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Taisto Pentsinen's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Calvin Kuckhoff prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dan Rowell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 93 minute of play. West Staines Massive's Yuan Qi was substituted for Moses Bardhan.