Friendly League

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gracie Barra's Augusto Saldanha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pedro Velloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Augusto Saldanha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Edwin van der Sar. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Hugo de Queirós hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Augusto Saldanha might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augusto Saldanha ran back to his position shaking his head. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Falcão Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davide Beckham went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Falcão Cunha 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 35th minute. Pedro Velloso hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Taisto Pentsinen 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: 1-2. Augusto Saldanha might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augusto Saldanha ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 45th 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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eero Uusipaavalniemi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th play minute Taisto Pentsinen came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Falcão Cunha. 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Saldanha in the 62nd 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. Manchester United FC's Pietari Puhakainen was substituted for Alfred Laulaja. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Jago Štriker replaced Hugo de Queirós. After taking down the ball on Gracie Barra's corner Pedro Velloso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Edwin van der Sar quite easily take care of the ball. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şamil Sağman in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gracie Barra's Şamil Sağman got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Şamil Sağman hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jago Štriker in the 75th 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. In the 77th minute Ke Feng Zhen 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. With a little luck, Gracie Barra's Falcão Cunha got control of the ball when Eero Uusipaavalniemi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Jago Štriker 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 Jago Štriker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ke Feng Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Pedro Velloso 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 3-3. In the 90th minute Murphey Shipman 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. Gracie Barra were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Manchester United FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Şamil Sağman took the corner. Gracie Barra's Şamil Sağman 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. The attack was good, but when Murphey Shipman in the 91st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jago Štriker, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.