Old Trafford
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Taisto Pentsinen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guy Durant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonin Lory in the 11th 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 13th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi made a precise shot to the right of Guy Durant. Lyon 69ers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonin Lory in the 16th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 18th minute of play forced Lyon 69ers's goalkeeper Guy Durant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Manchester United FC were awarded a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lyon 69ers's goalie and right to Aarre Uusiniemi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lyon 69ers's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolphe Sol, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonin Lory in the 22nd 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eero Uusipaavalniemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guy Durant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute Eero Uusipaavalniemi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyon 69ers's Guy Durant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Laulaja in the 29th minute of play. Guy Durant had great luck who in the 29thth minute grab hold of the ball when Alfred Laulaja from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Taisto Pentsinen made a great header on Manchester United FC's corner, it was just that Lyon 69ers's Guy Durant managed to reach the ball for a save. Guy Durant made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Eero Uusipaavalniemi sent off a good shot on target. Edwin van der Sar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonin Lory went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eero Uusipaavalniemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guy Durant breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tom Beaune got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonin Lory, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Slaveyko Grúbchev hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Alfred Laulaja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guy Durant was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Pietari Puhakainen replaced Alfred Laulaja. Guy Durant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 65th minute of the match. Eero Uusipaavalniemi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guy Durant having to interfere. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Lyon 69ers's Guy Durant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 71st minute of play. Davide Beckham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute Valdemar Kuoppala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anatol Hönes in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eero Uusipaavalniemi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guy Durant was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 87th minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guy Durant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rio Ferdinand hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match.
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