Stars Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manfred Rudqvist made the kick off which started today's match. When Joachim De Jonghe came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Manchester United FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joachim De Jonghe couldn't finish the play. 8 minutes into the match, Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Rudqvist came free, but Muhammad Chan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester United FC were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Stars's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Simão de Toledo took the corner. Manchester United FC's Simão de Toledo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Muhammad Chan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Ľubomír Timčo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manchester United FC's Bruno Martini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. Muhammad Chan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Rudqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stars's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Simão de Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Ľubomír Timčo drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind Stars's goalkeeper. Muhammad Chan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freek Tamminga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manchester United FC's Bruno Martini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Botelho in the 36th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Bruno Martini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wen Ke Yan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bruno Martini firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 41 minutes Manchester United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudinei Damião who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Mikael Månsson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Bruno Martini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Botelho in the 43rd minute of play.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Siong stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bruno Martini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cláudio Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cláudio Botelho came free, but Bruno Martini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ľubomír Timčo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joachim De Jonghe received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Muhammad Chan came out and tried to block the shot, but Joachim De Jonghe slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 57th minute. When Glauco Saraiva fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester United FC's protests and gave Glauco Saraiva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glauco Saraiva to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Martini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wen Ke Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Wen Ke Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Martini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Siong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Jonathan Siong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 minutes, Dorel Burtea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester United FC and the Stars players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Stars booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorel Burtea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorel Burtea to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Martini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Botelho in the 80th minute of the match. Bruno Martini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wen Ke Yan in the 82nd minute of play. Muhammad Chan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Rudqvist in the 86th minute of play. Rudy Chandran took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Martini. Bruno Martini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 95th minute Wen Ke Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Martini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Stars manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Manchester United FC to win.
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