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Spectators: 9239 (Terracing: 6930, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) Sakari Vesanen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sampsa Lätti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aatos Koivisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Cheng Di in the 7th minute of play forced Academy's goalkeeper Sampsa Lätti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academy's Sampsa Lätti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aatos Koivisto in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Nuutti Jokiranta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sampsa Lätti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Nuutti Jokiranta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sampsa Lätti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuutti Jokiranta took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sampsa Lätti. Sampsa Lätti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Manchester United's Joonas Tirkkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakari Vesanen in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manchester United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elmo Timoska was slow to take the kick. During this time Academy's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Academy's Leevi Kokko getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Academy's Sampsa Lätti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Cheng Di in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute Sakari Vesanen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonas Tirkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joonas Tirkkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubin Swartz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Ferhat Gürçınar got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Manchester United were furious when Osmo Kuokkanen was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manchester United fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! Joonas Tirkkonen had in the 34thth minute some difficulties stopping Rubin Swartz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aatos Koivisto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38thth minute of the game Aatos Koivisto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Academy's Sampsa Lätti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goalkeeper Joonas Tirkkonen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rubin Swartz. Sampsa Lätti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aatos Koivisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aatos Koivisto was the one to do the kick off. Sampsa Lätti made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Aatos Koivisto sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rdth minute of the game Sakari Vesanen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Joonas Tirkkonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Leevi Kokko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Leevi Kokko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joonas Tirkkonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sampsa Lätti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuutti Jokiranta in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Rubin Swartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonas Tirkkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sampsa Lätti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuutti Jokiranta in the 69th minute of the match. Sampsa Lätti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aatos Koivisto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Aatos Koivisto put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Sampsa Lätti. Manchester United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jaakoppi Vilmunen in the 83rd minute. In the 86thth minute of the game Rubin Swartz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Joonas Tirkkonen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Academy were furious when Kerim Baysan was red carded, 89 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 88th minute, one of Academy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Academy. When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, Manchester United's Jaakoppi Vilmunen got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sampsa Lätti. Aatos Koivisto in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sampsa Lätti, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sampsa Lätti didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. Manchester United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.