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Spectators: 10999 (Terracing: 8250, Seating: 2530, VIP seats: 219) Eero Uusipaavalniemi made the kick off and thus started the match. Vilho Nikkari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, Ritokylä's goalkeeper Vilho Nikkari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Kuoppala. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ensio Kampman in the 9th minute of the match. Vilho Nikkari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taisto Pentsinen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vilho Nikkari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 10th minute. Ensio Kampman might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edwin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ensio Kampman ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ensio Kampman in the 13th 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. 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 Didi Fox in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 25th minute of play forced Ritokylä's goalkeeper Vilho Nikkari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ritokylä's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. Tan da Mata charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tan da Mata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tan da Mata hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Ritokylä's goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Vilho Nikkari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vilho Nikkari was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Taisto Pentsinen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 43 minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Didi Fox made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi made a precise shot to the right of Vilho Nikkari. Ritokylä's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Ensio Kampman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Tan da Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Ritokylä's Vilho Nikkari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Laulaja in the 59th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ensio Kampman in the 61st minute. Vilho Nikkari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Eero Uusipaavalniemi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ritokylä's Vilho Nikkari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Ritokylä's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Kuoppala came free, but Vilho Nikkari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valdemar Kuoppala scored 3-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vilho Nikkari, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manchester United FC's Jakob Stam was substituted for Iiro Riksman. 74 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Fox came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Taisto Pentsinen made a precise shot to the right of Vilho Nikkari. Ritokylä's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ensio Kampman got free with Edwin van der Sar in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ritokylä's Vilho Nikkari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 87th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Valdemar Kuoppala got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Mariano Atarratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 92nd minute of play forced Ritokylä's goalkeeper Vilho Nikkari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Didi Fox hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Manchester United FC had won after a very even match.