united1992 4 - 2 United (382581767)

42605 spectators had come to Old Trafford this cloudy day. Torvald Ragnarsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jan Zeman and Florian Dehning. united1992 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Haveri - Natuk, Mădulăreanu, Garret - Spignoli, Bielawski, Kyhlblad, Roseira, Eberle - Denys, Hurtado.

United had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Laduver - Chiche, Venedikov, Brönnecke - Tovmasyan, Berto, Chestnut, Hentschke, Tissarinen - Stoleru, Vanderstraeten.

united1992 clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. P. Hurtado was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a united1992 counterattack from the left after 8 minutes. His neat finish made the score 1 - 0. 31 minutes into the game, T. Hentschke had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came G. Magazzini. The visitors' E. Stoleru was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 33 minutes. With 34 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 2 - 1 lead as P. Spignoli flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. united1992's P. Spignoli increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 36 minutes. After 37 minutes, P. Hurtado put united1992 ahead 4 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. united1992's P. Spignoli had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 41 minutes having been played. U. Pradeau was the replacement. With 42 minutes played, united1992's B. Denys almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. C. Bourgois was called on to replace united1992's B. Roseira after 43 minutes following a nasty collision. It was 4 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to United, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

The home team's fans were upset when, after 53 minutes, the visiting G. Tovmasyan broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 2 was the score. In the lead, united1992 adjusted their style of play with 55 minutes gone. The united1992 coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 56 minutes into the game. In an effort to secure the lead, united1992 changed their tactic after 59 minutes. United's S. Tissarinen was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The United coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. 88 minutes in, united1992's V. Kyhlblad received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. G. Magazzini was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so United's S. Albareda had to come off the bench. United had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Most important united1992 player was V. Kyhlblad. C. Bourgois was a disappointment, however. United's best player was T. Vanderstraeten. On the other hand, S. Albareda's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 2.