World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Manchester United FC's Eero Uusipaavalniemi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eero Uusipaavalniemi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adrianus Tambunan came out and tried to block the shot, but Eero Uusipaavalniemi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 2nd minute. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Jie Rong in the 5th minute of play. In the 12th minute Efraim Morais 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. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Putra Rewulu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eero Uusipaavalniemi was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. Eero Uusipaavalniemi made a great header on Manchester United FC's corner, it was just that Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 21st minute Efraim Morais 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 26th minute Putra Rewulu were awarded a corner. Honorato Zambujal went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Putra Rewulu's Honorato Zambujal to fire away a dangerous shot which Edwin van der Sar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Putra Rewulu's goal looked a bit too open when Taisto Pentsinen came free, but Adrianus Tambunan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraim Morais in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Eero Uusipaavalniemi made a precise shot to the right of Adrianus Tambunan. Putra Rewulu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Putra Rewulu from getting a goal against them. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaya Assegaf in the 38th minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Hu Jie Rong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Edwin van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Putra Rewulu's Nuno Carrizo got a free kick in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Efraim Morais was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yaya Assegaf came free, but Edwin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 played minutes Putra Rewulu got a freekick which was hit by Hu Jie Rong. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester United FC from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Hu Jie Rong fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Taisto Pentsinen might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrianus Tambunan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Taisto Pentsinen ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Beckham in the 69th minute of play forced Putra Rewulu's goalkeeper Adrianus Tambunan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yaya Assegaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. Putra Rewulu made a substitution. Adjat Inzaghi replaced Efraim Morais. 79 minutes into the match, Valdemar Kuoppala notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan. Adrianus Tambunan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the match, Putra Rewulu's goal looked a bit too open when Eero Uusipaavalniemi came free, but Adrianus Tambunan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Putra Rewulu's Adrianus Tambunan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 89th minute of play. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Jie Rong in the 91st minute of play. Adrianus Tambunan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eero Uusipaavalniemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Manchester United FC had won after a very even match.