Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eero Uusipaavalniemi got free with Urbasa Jofre in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 3 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goalkeeper Urbasa Jofre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi. In the 4th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbasa Jofre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. ...ASGARD...'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eero Uusipaavalniemi ran over to the corner to take the kick. When ...ASGARD...'s Eliodor Elian in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United FC's goalie prevented a goal. ...ASGARD...'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Iulian Noica in the 9th minute. In the 11th match minute, ...ASGARD... was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilson Pereira to maneuver through the defense. Urbasa Jofre made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Eero Uusipaavalniemi sent off a good shot on target. Urbasa Jofre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 13th minute. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Tătaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Taisto Pentsinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliodor Elian, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Urbasa Jofre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Tătaru in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goalkeeper Urbasa Jofre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdemar Kuoppala. In the 36th minute, Akseli Ilola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Mimoun Palić in the 38th minute of play. Urbasa Jofre was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eero Uusipaavalniemi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliodor Elian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Akseli Ilola made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ...ASGARD...'s Csongor Csonka. In the 58th minute, Akseli Ilola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goal looked a bit too open when Eero Uusipaavalniemi came free, but Urbasa Jofre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 Csongor Csonka in the 62nd minute of play. The corner ended in Wilson Pereira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar did a great save. When Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...ASGARD...'s goalie prevented a goal. When Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...ASGARD...'s goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, ...ASGARD...'s Moise Tache got a free kick in the 71st minute. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Erik Cantona replaced Taisto Pentsinen. It was beautiful to see Manchester United FC's Erkki Virta in action when he in the 74th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Eliodor Elian'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. Eliodor Elian helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ...ASGARD... getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Eliodor Elian hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, ...ASGARD...'s goal looked a bit too open when Eero Uusipaavalniemi came free, but Urbasa Jofre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Manchester United FC's Valdemar Kuoppala in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...ASGARD...'s goalie prevented a goal. When Manchester United FC's Valdemar Kuoppala in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ...ASGARD...'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 88th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi 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: 2-0. ...ASGARD...'s Urbasa Jofre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 90th minute of play. Urbasa Jofre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Cantona, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the referee ended the match the Manchester United FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.