Palookaville
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes, Pekko Palo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United FC and the Seagulls players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pekko Palo hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reima Ruuttu in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Reima Ruuttu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Martin Andriessen got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute Reima Ruuttu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Joost Smeekes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taavetti Valkealahti in the 17th minute of play. Seagulls's Jan-Joost Smeekes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reima Ruuttu in the 23rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Reima Ruuttu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Smeekes should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute Ylermi Glad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Joost Smeekes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan-Joost Smeekes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reima Ruuttu went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. If Ylermi Glad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saul Väänänen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilco Owusu Abeyie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen got control of the ball when Carsten Klaasens tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Reima Ruuttu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jan-Joost Smeekes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manchester United FC's Saul Väänänen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 47th minute of play.
Saul Väänänen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Schröer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 played minutes Seagulls got a freekick which was hit by Stef Pragt. Jan-Joost Smeekes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taavetti Valkealahti, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Seagulls made a substitution. Meindert Popping replaced Wilco Owusu Abeyie. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Seagulls:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manchester United FC:s goal. The goalkeeper, Jan-Joost Smeekes, was totally fooled by Manchester United FC's Jami Uhlbäck, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taavetti Valkealahti in the 75th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Smeekes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Seagulls's Roger Popken in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th 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. Reima Ruuttu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Väänänen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roger Popken went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Reima Ruuttu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Smeekes. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Smeekes should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Popken in the 89th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Saul Väänänen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Taavetti Valkealahti came free, but Jan-Joost Smeekes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th match minute, Seagulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meindert Popping to maneuver through the defense.
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