Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Tero Haakana made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Owen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaiás Millas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 8th minute Paavo Salmela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niguel Engdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuisma Kokkonen to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Hugo Marchena didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Juha Jokiranta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isadoro Paternost in the 26th minute of the match. When Michael Owen fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United FC's protests and gave Michael Owen a yellow card for diving instead. Michael Owen hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Tero Haakana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tero Haakana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niguel Engdahl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Martti Helin might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niguel Engdahl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martti Helin ran back to his position shaking his head. Niguel Engdahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tero Haakana in the 33rd minute of the match. Victor Hugo Marchena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Juha Jokiranta made a huge save. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Hugo Marchena in the 38th minute of play. After some careless play in the SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT defense, Martti Helin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niguel Engdahl. The SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niguel Engdahl should have stopped the shot. In the 43rdth minute of the game Paavo Salmela who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Niguel Engdahl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victor Hugo Marchena succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 46th playminute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Quintín Ascuí made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's zone, Tero Haakana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niguel Engdahl came out of the goal and Tero Haakana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Tero Haakana sped through SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Niguel Engdahl. SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Niguel Engdahl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paavo Salmela in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Manchester United FC were awarded a corner. Rafael da Silva went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Rafael da Silva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Niguel Engdahl quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Niguel Engdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paavo Salmela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Paavo Salmela got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Juha Jokiranta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isadoro Paternost in the 69th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Tero Haakana kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Niguel Engdahl. That made the score 1-3 in the 73 minute of play. Tero Haakana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Niguel Engdahl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Isadoro Paternost had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juha Jokiranta. Manchester United FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isadoro Paternost was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 86 minutes into the game, SHOOT SPEED KILL LIGHT's Francisco Javier Echazarreta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juha Jokiranta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Paavo Salmela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.