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Spectators: 9250 (Terracing: 6939, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tapio Sjögren started the match with the kick off. When Edvard Kaarniemi fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored East Kontula's protests and gave Edvard Kaarniemi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, East Kontula's Edvard Kaarniemi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Kalman Salminen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jori Kokko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. East Kontula's Jori Kokko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Cheng Di in the 9th minute of play. Jori Kokko didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 狄银铮 went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, East Kontula's Edvard Kaarniemi got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Lu Cheng Di blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jori Kokko having to make a save. Joonas Tirkkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Kaarniemi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Jori Kokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 狄银铮 in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Tapio Sjögren came free, but Joonas Tirkkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Nuutti Jokiranta made a precise shot to the right of Jori Kokko. East Kontula's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 40 minutes into the match, East Kontula's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Cheng Di came free, but Jori Kokko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manchester United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kalman Salminen in the 41st minute. Kalman Salminen made a great header on Manchester United's corner, it was just that East Kontula's Jori Kokko managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 42nd minute, Kalervo Rovio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Kalman Salminen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jori Kokko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Tapio Sjögren came free, but Joonas Tirkkonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jori Kokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lu Cheng Di in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Lu Cheng Di made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute 狄银铮 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jori Kokko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jori Kokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuutti Jokiranta in the 60th minute of play. Manchester United's Nuutti Jokiranta got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jori Kokko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferhat Gürçınar in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Cheng Di in the 71st minute of play forced East Kontula's goalkeeper Jori Kokko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Nuutti Jokiranta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jori Kokko was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Jori Kokko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kalman Salminen in the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, East Kontula's goal looked a bit too open when Nuutti Jokiranta came free, but Jori Kokko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jori Kokko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuutti Jokiranta in the 82nd minute of play. Manchester United's Aatos Koivisto was substituted for Kalman Salminen. There was no doubt that Manchester United were the better team. Manchester United's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.