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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Hibai made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Panza in the 2nd minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Iosif Puric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester United's Iosif Puric proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Martini in the 5th minute of play forced Manchester United's goalkeeper Iosif Puric to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iosif Puric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Hibai in the 7th minute of the match. Manchester United's Iosif Puric played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Hibai in the 7th minute of play. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Manfredi. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Ivan Copil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Manfredi. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ivan Copil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Iosif Puric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Morelli in the 21st minute of the match. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kosmas Simertzidis in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match Manchester United got a corner. Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Manchester United's corner Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eugenio Manfredi quite easily take care of the ball. When Manchester United's Ivan Copil in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Martini came free, but Iosif Puric reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iosif Puric made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fedele Panza in the 36th minute of play. Iosif Puric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Morelli in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kosmas Simertzidis in the 42nd minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45thth minute of the game Ernesto Martini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Iosif Puric was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eugenio Manfredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spyros Karastamatis in the 46th minute of the match. Eugenio Manfredi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spyros Karastamatis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eugenio Manfredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Copil in the 47th minute of the match.

Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ernesto Benedetti was substituted for Ernesto Martini. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivan Copil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kosmas Simertzidis in the 56th minute of play. Fedele Panza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Puric having to interfere. Eugenio Manfredi made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Ivan Copil sent off a good shot on target. In the 61st minute Manchester United were awarded a corner. Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt went to the cornerflag to take it. 62 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erwin-Alexander Verduyckt. If Johan Ström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lunatics of Arianrhod's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joel Hibai in the 74th minute. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Joel Hibai was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Iosif Puric in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 76th minute, Kosmas Simertzidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugenio Manfredi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Copil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fedele Panza struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Iosif Puric didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lunatics of Arianrhod. Iosif Puric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Panza in the 93rd minute of the match. Lunatics of Arianrhod were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Manchester United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Hibai took the corner. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Lakis Giannoulis hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Joel Hibai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lunatics of Arianrhod's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Hibai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iosif Puric breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Manchester United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.