U18 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duro Amor kicked off to start the match. Reima Ruuttu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Väänänen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duro Amor, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, TiGrEs Fx's Naelio Monasterio got a free kick in the 10th minute. Duro Amor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Väänänen having to interfere. A collision led to TiGrEs Fx getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Veremundo Clusella hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reima Ruuttu got free with Kinsen Berzosa in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Taavetti Valkealahti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kinsen Berzosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kinsen Berzosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taavetti Valkealahti in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duro Amor in the 32nd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Saul Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reima Ruuttu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Reima Ruuttu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when TiGrEs Fx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duro Amor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kinsen Berzosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reima Ruuttu in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reima Ruuttu to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, one of Manchester United FC: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 Manchester United FC. Naelio Monasterio hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After taking down the ball on Manchester United FC's corner Jami Uhlbäck fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kinsen Berzosa quite easily take care of the ball. In the 62nd minute Reima Ruuttu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kinsen Berzosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kinsen Berzosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reima Ruuttu in the 65th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Naelio Monasterio during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Naelio Monasterio kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Taavetti Valkealahti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester United FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Lourenco Palomar kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Manchester United FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.