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Botvik
Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jerzy Werra kicked off to start the match. Taisto Pentsinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heikki Räsänen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Jerzy Werra sent off a good shot on target. Jerzy Werra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Heikki Räsänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Beckham, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerzy Werra. Heikki Räsänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 30th minute of play. Heikki Räsänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Kuoppala in the 32nd minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by 鲁崇铮 in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Manchester United FC's Akseli Ilola. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Davide Beckham put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Heikki Räsänen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 38th minute of play forced Botvik FC's goalkeeper Heikki Räsänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute of the match, Sylvesteri Virtanen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Edwin van der Sar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sylvesteri Virtanen in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin van der Sar saved Manchester United FC from getting behind. Heikki Räsänen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Laulaja in the 44th minute of the match. Botvik FC's Heikki Räsänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Taisto Pentsinen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heikki Räsänen. Botvik FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Taisto Pentsinen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 54th minute 鲁崇铮 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. When Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi, in the 56th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United FC. Taisto Pentsinen took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Heikki Räsänen. Heikki Räsänen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylvesteri Virtanen in the 63rd minute of play. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sylvesteri Virtanen in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 鲁崇铮 in the 65th 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. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sylvesteri Virtanen, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Eero Uusipaavalniemi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Heikki Räsänen. Eero Uusipaavalniemi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eero Uusipaavalniemi got free with Heikki Räsänen in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Jobo in the 76th minute of the match. Heikki Räsänen 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 77th minute. In the 83rd minute Gerardo Jobo 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. Antti Kokkonen hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Antti Kokkonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Jobo in the 90th minute of play. Valdemar Kuoppala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Heikki Räsänen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Botvik FC booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pietari Puhakainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Botvik FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Manchester United FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.