Official Cup

Old Trafford
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sandro Tonali made the kick off which started today's match. Pity 31's Gualterio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Markus Laakso in the 2nd minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Bidun came free, but Ukko Niemi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Octavio Pes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Bidun in the 23rd minute of play. Pavel Polanski hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Gualterio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 28th minute of play. Pity 31's Gualterio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Markus Laakso recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gualterio Gartxot. Markus Laakso showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Juha Vilmunen charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juha Vilmunen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 38 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Juha Vilmunen. Pity 31's Gualterio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 40th minute of play. Ukko Niemi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Tonali in the 43rd minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Taito Tuulola made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Pity 31 got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Cebrian. Gualterio Gartxot came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Manchester United FC's Erik Cantona. But to his dismay, Erik Cantona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Pity 31's Gualterio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 58th minute of play. Taito Tuulola scored 3-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gualterio Gartxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pity 31's goalkeeper Gualterio Gartxot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gualterio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Markus Laakso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74thth minute of the game Markus Laakso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pity 31's Gualterio Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Taito Tuulola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualterio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ukko Niemi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Bidun in the 80th minute of play. Gualterio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Laakso in the 84th minute of the match. Taito Tuulola might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gualterio Gartxot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Taito Tuulola ran back to his position shaking his head. Gualterio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Markus Laakso came up free with the goalie in the 93rd 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 Markus Laakso couldn't finish the play. Manchester United FC's Ukko Niemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Bidun in the 94th minute of play. Manchester United FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.