U23 World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Paavo Salmela made the kick off and thus started the match. When Martti Helin fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United FC's protests and gave Martti Helin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Martti Helin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Martti Helin got a free kick in the 4th minute. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubert Lewandowski in the 6th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Arendarski in the 8th minute of play. Kustaa Vappula hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Wlodzimierz Arendarski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juha Jokiranta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miroslaw Poteralski, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Wlodzimierz Arendarski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Hubert Lewandowski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juha Jokiranta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 37th minute of play forced FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's goalkeeper Slawomir Gotfryd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juha Jokiranta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Lewandowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Slawomir Gotfryd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paavo Salmela in the 47th minute. After the first half FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hubert Lewandowski to strike the kick off in the second half. Slawomir Gotfryd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta got control of the ball when Hubert Lewandowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Hubert Lewandowski came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hubert Lewandowski couldn't finish the play. Slawomir Gotfryd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Slawomir Gotfryd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antto Laitinen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Manchester United FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Wlodzimierz Arendarski scored to the left of an out of position Juha Jokiranta, making the score, 0-3. FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's Slawomir Gotfryd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antto Laitinen in the 84th minute of play. Kustaa Vappula's late challenge caught a FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kustaa Vappula helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Manchester United FC's Kustaa Vappula got a free kick in the 87th minute. Kustaa Vappula kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hubert Lewandowski during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's Hubert Lewandowski got a free kick in the 89th minute. Walery Kaczanka hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 93rd minute of play forced FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala's goalkeeper Slawomir Gotfryd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Slawomir Gotfryd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rasmus Viljanen in the 94th minute of play. The FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FK Husaria Bielsko-Biala would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.