U21 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Tero Haakana made the kick off and thus started the match. Oliviero Vados stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paavo Salmela's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. The Manchester United FC fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Tero Haakana put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Oliviero Vados. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 21st minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Owen to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Txomin Zaldierna in the 28th minute really tested Juha Jokiranta's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Oliviero Vados didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paavo Salmela went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Paavo Salmela scored 0-5 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oliviero Vados, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Pirkka Rautee put in a rough tackle. In the 44th match minute, Manchester United FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pirkka Rautee to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Paavo Salmela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paavo Salmela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oliviero Vados breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Manchester United FC were winning 0-5.

59 minutes had been played when some careless play by E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafael da Silva was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. The crowd rose to their feet as Paavo Salmela kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Oliviero Vados. That made the score 0-6 in the 65 minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Oliviero Vados successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Tiago Solorzano got a free kick in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados got control of the ball when Rafael da Silva tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Manchester United FC's Ruud van Nistelrooij nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oliviero Vados made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Jurgi Perma hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After 82 minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rafael da Silva who took care of the corner kick. Manchester United FC's Rafael da Silva was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oliviero Vados in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Oliviero Vados made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paavo Salmela in the 84th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Manchester United FC's Paavo Salmela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oliviero Vados made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paavo Salmela in the 93rd minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Manchester United FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®.