World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Eero Uusipaavalniemi made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edson Ribeiro came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovanildo Silva 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 9th minute. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Grêmio Prudente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucrețiu Grigore didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taisto Pentsinen in the 11th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Geovanildo Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Ribeiro in the 12th 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. If Gomesano Gatica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Eleuterio Gaztea kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva got control of the ball when Eero Uusipaavalniemi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rio Ferdinand kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gomesano Gatica in the 28th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio Prudente's Geovanildo Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 35th minute of play. Taisto Pentsinen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovanildo Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Ribeiro in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eero Uusipaavalniemi got free with Geovanildo Silva in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edson Ribeiro to make the kick off. Edson Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Edwin van der Sar made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Grêmio Prudente's Gomesano Gatica got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Taisto Pentsinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Taisto Pentsinen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovanildo Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Lucrețiu Grigore in the 60th minute of play. In the 66th minute Valdemar Kuoppala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, one of Grêmio Prudente: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 Grêmio Prudente. Grêmio Prudente:s Geovanildo Silva showed great skill when he stopped Eero Uusipaavalniemi:s penalty. In the 72nd minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanildo Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Erik Cantona replaced Taisto Pentsinen. With his leg Edwin van der Sar managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Grêmio Prudente's Gomesano Gatica fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 78th minute Davide Beckham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanildo Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 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 Edson Ribeiro. In the 80th minute Grêmio Prudente were awarded a corner. Edson Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucrețiu Grigore in the 85th 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 88th minute, Edson Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edwin van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Geovanildo Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Kuoppala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gomesano Gatica in the 93rd minute of the match. Valdemar Kuoppala kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Edwin van der Sar was out of position in the 96 minute of play, and Lucrețiu Grigore capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lucrețiu Grigore really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grêmio Prudente eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.