Friendly League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Copil kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Saverio Manex shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iosif Puric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Manchester United booed when Red Bull Villenhallen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joga Duro didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Pantelis Papaiakovou hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herberto Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Copil did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Herberto Abreu 19 minutes into the match. Herberto Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Karastamatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Herberto Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spyros Karastamatis in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Ivan Copil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Red Bull Villenhallen's goal looked a bit too open when Spyros Karastamatis came free, but Herberto Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spyros Karastamatis in the 33rd minute of play forced Red Bull Villenhallen's goalkeeper Herberto Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Red Bull Villenhallen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United's players had a chance to rest. Manchester United's Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Herberto Abreu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Herberto Abreu made a huge save. A nice corner shot did that Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Herberto Abreu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt got free with Herberto Abreu in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joga Duro during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Red Bull Villenhallen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joga Duro to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Bull Villenhallen's goalkeeper Herberto Abreu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 52nd minute Kosmas Simertzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herberto Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Ivan Copil put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Herberto Abreu. Red Bull Villenhallen's Herberto Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kosmas Simertzidis in the 56th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Herberto Abreu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Herberto Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakis Giannoulis in the 62nd minute of play. When Manchester United's Ivan Copil in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Red Bull Villenhallen's goalie prevented a goal. Stelios Panousis hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After 70 played minutes Red Bull Villenhallen got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Manex. Herberto Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Karastamatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Herberto Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Copil, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 79th minute Red Bull Villenhallen were awarded a corner. Severo Hechter went to the cornerflag to take it. 80 minutes into the match, Spyros Karastamatis notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Red Bull Villenhallen's Herberto Abreu. Herberto Abreu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Red Bull Villenhallen's Herberto Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt in the 83rd minute of play. Iosif Puric made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severo Hechter in the 84th minute. Herberto Abreu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Spyros Karastamatis went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Villenhallen's zone, Kosmas Simertzidis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Herberto Abreu came out of the goal and Kosmas Simertzidis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manchester United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.