U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Seyhun Sabi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Reima Ruuttu struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Sabit Oran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United FC. Sabit Oran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taavetti Valkealahti in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vihtori Viljanen to maneuver through the defense. Vihtori Viljanen hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of RED KHAGAN booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ylermi Glad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdulkerim Elmacı hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 18th match minute, RED KHAGAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulkerim Elmacı to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Sabit Oran successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Valio Sammalkangas's late challenge caught a RED KHAGAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valio Sammalkangas helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Valio Sammalkangas got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Saul Väänänen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulkerim Elmacı in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Taavetti Valkealahti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabit Oran. RED KHAGAN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Taavetti Valkealahti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Sabit Oran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reima Ruuttu went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulkerim Elmacı in the 33rd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Saul Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RED KHAGAN's Sabit Oran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ylermi Glad in the 34th minute of play. Seyhun Sabi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vihtori Viljanen's late challenge caught a RED KHAGAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vihtori Viljanen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vihtori Viljanen to maneuver through the defense. RED KHAGAN's Sabit Oran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save RED KHAGAN from getting a goal against them. Sabit Oran made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Reima Ruuttu sent off a good shot on target. Valio Sammalkangas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabit Oran having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reima Ruuttu to make the kick off. RED KHAGAN's Sabit Oran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taavetti Valkealahti in the 52nd minute of play. After 54 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Ylermi Glad. Seyhun Sabi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Saul Väänänen made a huge save. Taavetti Valkealahti kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Valio Sammalkangas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Sabit Oran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sabit Oran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reima Ruuttu in the 76th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United FC's zone, Abdulkerim Elmacı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Väänänen came out of the goal and Abdulkerim Elmacı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valio Sammalkangas kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Abuzer Ergümen struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Saul Väänänen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RED KHAGAN. Seyhun Sabi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the game, Abuzer Ergümen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RED KHAGAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United FC the free kick. In the 90th minute, Abuzer Ergümen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Taavetti Valkealahti made a precise shot to the right of Sabit Oran. RED KHAGAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Manchester United FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of RED KHAGAN for a fine match.