Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) George Lindberg made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, George Lindberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UÅ Mästerbotten fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Vihtori Viljanen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taavetti Valkealahti in the 17th minute of play forced UÅ Mästerbotten's goalkeeper Niklas Ström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jesper Wallin came free, but Saul Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes of play, UÅ Mästerbotten's Arne Lagerberg made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saul Väänänen was left in no man's land by his defense there! UÅ Mästerbotten's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Taavetti Valkealahti scored to the left of an out of position Niklas Ström, making the score, 1-2. Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Lindberg in the 36th minute of play. Saul Väänänen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Lagerberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valio Sammalkangas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Niklas Ström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Söderman in the 44th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Saul Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Valio Sammalkangas took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Niklas Ström to make any attempt to save it. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reima Ruuttu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manchester United FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when George Lindberg scored to the left of an out of position Saul Väänänen, making the score, 2-3. Saul Väänänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Åke Kihlman in the 58th minute of play. In the 58th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vihtori Viljanen to maneuver through the defense. 64 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when George Lindberg came free, but Saul Väänänen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Lindberg succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-4 in the 66th playminute. In the 70th minute Taavetti Valkealahti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Ström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 72 minutes into the game, when Mikael Valrot put in a rough tackle. 72 minutes into the game, one of UÅ Mästerbotten:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 76th minute, Arne Lagerberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UÅ Mästerbotten fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Saul Väänänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Lindberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Niklas Ström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reima Ruuttu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arne Lagerberg in the 86th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kennet Boström got free with Saul Väänänen in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tatu Lumijärvi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, one of Manchester United FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Manchester United FC. After a long run with the ball, Karl-Axel Bammerman did a trick in the 100th minute in front of Manchester United FC's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-6. An impressive performance by UÅ Mästerbotten's Karl-Axel Bammerman!