U21 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Samuel Grabow made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Grabow came free, but Juha Jokiranta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Tero Haakana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hoberg United's Ernst Aarsing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 11th minute of play forced Hoberg United's goalkeeper Ernst Aarsing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 played minutes Hoberg United got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Blenø. Ernst Aarsing stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tero Haakana's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Paavo Salmela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ernst Aarsing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoberg United's Ernst Aarsing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paavo Salmela in the 21st minute of play. Juha Jokiranta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Grabow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernst Aarsing was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Paavo Salmela capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paavo Salmela really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Ernst Aarsing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernst Aarsing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tero Haakana in the 44th minute.

Ernst Aarsing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paavo Salmela, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Ernst Aarsing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tero Haakana in the 53rd minute of the match. 57 minutes into the game, Paavo Salmela cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Ernst Aarsing was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee felt a red card was in order, 61 minutes into the game, when Pirkka Rautee put in a rough tackle. After 64 minutes Manchester United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cristoffer Lindtoft who took care of the corner kick. Ernst Aarsing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud van Nistelrooij, 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 Samuel Grabow tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juha Jokiranta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Grabow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes into the match, Oluf Stensvang notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta. Juha Jokiranta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 74th minute, Ruud van Nistelrooij got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Paavo Salmela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ruud van Nistelrooij had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 81st minute of play forced Hoberg United's goalkeeper Ernst Aarsing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Paavo Salmela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Ruud van Nistelrooij made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernst Aarsing was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Paavo Salmela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paavo Salmela took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernst Aarsing. Ernst Aarsing dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1.