Friendly League

SimuV3 Arena Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aureliano Manilan kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes SimuV3 got a freekick which was hit by Roque Cilio. In the 9th minute Valdemar Kuoppala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Altay Ulgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karlo Orbiz during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 10 played minutes SimuV3 got a freekick which was hit by Karlo Orbiz. 16 minutes into the game, Manchester United FC's Davide Beckham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Altay Ulgu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Altay Ulgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 20th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen, in the 28th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United FC. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Lips in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 31st minute of play forced SimuV3's goalkeeper Altay Ulgu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, SimuV3's goal looked a bit too open when Eero Uusipaavalniemi came free, but Altay Ulgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar got control of the ball when Karlo Orbiz tried to sneak it across the goal line. SimuV3's Altay Ulgu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Godofredo Romelio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SimuV3's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United FC the free kick. Altay Ulgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 43rd minute of the match. Altay Ulgu 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 44th minute. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gary Neville hit a great ball. Aureliano Manilan in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edwin van der Sar, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 47th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eero Uusipaavalniemi was the one to do the kick off. Eero Uusipaavalniemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Altay Ulgu made a huge save. In the 56thth minute of the game Raul Lips who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Altay Ulgu made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Valdemar Kuoppala sent off a good shot on target. 62 minutes into the match, SimuV3's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Kuoppala came free, but Altay Ulgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Altay Ulgu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 65th minute. In the 71st minute Karlo Orbiz 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdemar Kuoppala got free with Altay Ulgu in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Altay Ulgu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 73rd minute. Taisto Pentsinen took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Altay Ulgu. Altay Ulgu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Erik Cantona replaced Taisto Pentsinen. SimuV3's Saul Godoy was substituted for Silvano Francho. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Pietari Puhakainen replaced Alfred Laulaja. SimuV3's Honorato Seguinus was substituted for Melquiades Bartolome. The supporters of SimuV3 booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pietari Puhakainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Godoy in the 82nd minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 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 Raul Lips in the 90th minute of play. After 92 minutes Manchester United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Perez who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Manchester United FC's goalie and right to Raul Lips. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Manchester United FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Altay Ulgu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 94th minute of play.