Official Cup

Porvoo Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eero Uusipaavalniemi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Kuoppala in the 11th minute of play forced Porvoon Futura's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 13th minute of play forced Porvoon Futura's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Eero Uusipaavalniemi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Taisto Pentsinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Taisto Pentsinen in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francesco Toldo saved Porvoon Futura from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, Kol Miot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 played minutes, Manchester United FC's Davide Beckham shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francesco Toldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manchester United FC reached it. In the 28th minute, Taisto Pentsinen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute, Valdemar Kuoppala made a precise shot to the right of Francesco Toldo. Porvoon Futura's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eero Uusipaavalniemi in the 39th minute of play forced Porvoon Futura's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game was made by Aarre Uusiniemi with Davide Beckham as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Porvoon Futura's Paavo Hirvonen got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute of the match Eero Uusipaavalniemi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Francesco Toldo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 48 minutes into the game, Eero Uusipaavalniemi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Francesco Toldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Eero Uusipaavalniemi got free with Francesco Toldo in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th minute of the match Manchester United FC got a corner. Porvoon Futura'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. The corner led Manchester United FC's Taisto Pentsinen to fire away a dangerous shot which Francesco Toldo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdemar Kuoppala got free with Francesco Toldo in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paavo Hirvonen came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Jakob Stam replaced Iiro Riksman. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eero Uusipaavalniemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francesco Toldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 69th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Hirvonen in the 72nd minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Porvoon Futura getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Co Vid hit a great ball. Manchester United FC's Erik Cantona was substituted for Taisto Pentsinen. After 74 played minutes Porvoon Futura got a freekick which was hit by Co Vid. Francesco Toldo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Davide Beckham showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 76 minute of play. Alfred Laulaja hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Porvoon Futura made a substitution. Iso Gulli replaced Big Fart. A collision led to Manchester United FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alfred Laulaja hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Co Vid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francesco Toldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Eero Uusipaavalniemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Francesco Toldo made a huge save. 98 minutes into the match, Porvoon Futura's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Cantona came free, but Francesco Toldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francesco Toldo 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 98th minute. When the final whistle sounded Manchester United FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Porvoon Futura.