U21 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tero Haakana took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute of the match, Paavo Salmela tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Simon Reed saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Paavo Salmela sped through ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Simon Reed. Ryan Bearden kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s zone, Paavo Salmela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Reed came out of the goal and Paavo Salmela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paavo Salmela in the 18thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Simon Reed, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tero Haakana in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simon Reed prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Manchester United FC fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s zone, Tero Haakana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Reed came out of the goal and Tero Haakana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s goalie prevented a goal. Tero Haakana might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Simon Reed. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tero Haakana ran back to his position shaking his head. Tero Haakana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Simon Reed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Donnie Murillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Paavo Salmela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paavo Salmela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Reed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

If Paavo Salmela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stacey Rivas's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stacey Rivas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute, Stacey Rivas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s zone, Tero Haakana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Reed came out of the goal and Tero Haakana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 61 minutes, Paavo Salmela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paavo Salmela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martti Helin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Reed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paavo Salmela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Stacey Rivas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 73 minutes had been played. In the 74th minute, Stacey Rivas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tero Haakana took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Reed. Simon Reed dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Simon Reed came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela. But to his dismay, Paavo Salmela quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. After a rather tough play, ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆'s Wes Mejia got a free kick in the 84th minute. After some careless play in the ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ defense, Tero Haakana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Simon Reed. The ChAяRuA ϒ KaяβoηEяO ☆ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Simon Reed should have stopped the shot. After 90 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Tero Haakana made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Reed was left in no man's land by his defense there! Simon Reed didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Manchester United FC's Tero Haakana shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 9-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Manchester United FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.