Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Manchester United F.C.'s Alexander Manninger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wang Kuan in the 7th minute of play. Alexander Manninger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wang Kuan in the 10th minute of the match. A hard shot by Danny Farmer from long distance, 12 minutes into the match, got Conny Stephansson's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Legzdins in the 15th minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Conny Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Manninger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Kuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the game, Filipe Silva recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Conny Stephansson. Filipe Silva showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. With a little luck, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Conny Stephansson got control of the ball when Danny Farmer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Wang Kuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Manninger was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Manchester United F.C.'s Filipe Silva slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Conny Stephansson. That made the score 2-0 after 27 minutes of play. 31 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wang Kuan came free, but Alexander Manninger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match, Bento Aleixo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Conny Stephansson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Conny Stephansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rupert Brooks in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Stuart Legzdins reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Conny Stephansson. The goal made the score 3-0. Alexander Manninger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 吴博剑 in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Kuan in the 43rd minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Alexander Manninger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's 叶松凌 made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Manninger was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Conny Stephansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Legzdins in the 51st minute of play. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when ☆冰谷☆蛇王 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. 叶松凌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 55th minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Conny Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Manninger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 苏桑奕 in the 55th minute of the match. Alexander Manninger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Kuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute of the match ☆冰谷☆蛇王 got a corner. Manchester United F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 苏桑奕 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in 叶松凌 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manchester United F.C.'s Alexander Manninger did a great save. In the 62nd minute ☆冰谷☆蛇王 were awarded a corner. 苏桑奕 went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 70th minute Wang Kuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Manninger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Mamadou Hequet got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to ☆冰谷☆蛇王 getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mamadou Hequet hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filipe Silva in the 76th minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Conny Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conny Stephansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rupert Brooks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Blacknell came free, but Conny Stephansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Alexander Manninger threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Wang Kuan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. ☆冰谷☆蛇王 made a substitution. 雷然博 replaced Walery Chojnacki. Manchester United F.C.'s Tomás Shelby was substituted for Hong Fan Jie. 93 minutes into the match, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goal looked a bit too open when Bento Aleixo came free, but Conny Stephansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Manchester United F.C. had won after a very even match.