U23 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paavo Salmela got the match started through his kick off. Valdo Orumets kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Veli Siivonen got free with Peeter Bonetti in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 8 minutes into the match, Hristo Botev notched a goal, 0-1, 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paavo Salmela got free with Peeter Bonetti in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 13 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peeter Bonetti was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 15 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 Manchester United FC booed when FC Dundee was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Mägi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 17th minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pirkka Rautee in the 20th minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peeter Bonetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 21st minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Kustaa Vappula notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of FC Dundee's Peeter Bonetti. Peeter Bonetti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 28th minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peeter Bonetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. FC Dundee's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pirkka Rautee ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Dundee's Peeter Bonetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 32nd minute of play. Peeter Bonetti 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 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, FC Dundee's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Cantona came free, but Peeter Bonetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peeter Bonetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mika Mikkola in the 38th minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Mika Mikkola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Dundee's Peeter Bonetti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Veli Siivonen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Peeter Bonetti made a huge save. Peeter Bonetti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paavo Salmela went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paavo Salmela got free with Peeter Bonetti in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peeter Bonetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hristo Botev to make the kick off. Erik Cantona kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Valdo Orumets kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. A collision led to FC Dundee getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Martin Mendoza hit a great ball. Pirkka Rautee's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Peeter Bonetti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Peeter Bonetti 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 54th minute. Peeter Bonetti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veli Siivonen in the 56th minute of play. FC Dundee's Peeter Bonetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paavo Salmela in the 58th minute of play. Peeter Bonetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, FC Dundee's goal looked a bit too open when Veli Siivonen came free, but Peeter Bonetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 65th minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hristo Botev got free with Juha Jokiranta in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pirkka Rautee kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Alex Mägi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dundee and the Manchester United FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Rasmus Viljanen replaced Kustaa Vappula. A collision led to FC Dundee getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Alex Mägi hit a great ball. Peeter Bonetti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paavo Salmela in the 74th minute of the match. Edgardo Florian charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgardo Florian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes FC Dundee got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Florian. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 80th minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, FC Dundee's goal looked a bit too open when Paavo Salmela came free, but Peeter Bonetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peeter Bonetti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Cantona's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, FC Dundee's goal looked a bit too open when Rasmus Viljanen came free, but Peeter Bonetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasmus Viljanen in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Dundee's goalkeeper Peeter Bonetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Dundee were furious when Martin Mendoza was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Dundee! There was no doubt that Manchester United FC were the better team. Manchester United FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.