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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) With his leg Joachim Forseth managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when The Shadows's Niklas Lundqvist fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 5 played minutes The Shadows got a freekick which was hit by Slawomir Cisek. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Erik Cantona managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saga TF's supporters rose to their feet, but Erik Cantona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcos Basso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th match minute, Saga TF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Botnen to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st match minute, Saga TF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jo Gvardiol to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute of the match Saga TF got a corner. The Shadows's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brian Laudrup ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arne Botnen kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After 30 minutes, Erik Cantona made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. The Shadows's Marcos Basso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Erik Cantona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Basso having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bastian Von Axelson got free with Joachim Forseth in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Billy Backman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Basso having to interfere. With a little luck, Saga TF's Joachim Forseth got control of the ball when Niklas Lundqvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niklas Lundqvist made a kick off. Erik Cantona who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Marcos Basso when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Erik Cantona had several of the The Shadows's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 52 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Marcos Basso as he didn't even see the shot coming. Erik Cantona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Marcos Basso made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik Cantona in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Basso saved The Shadows from getting behind. In the 58th minute, Saga TF's Erik Cantona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. With a little luck, The Shadows's Marcos Basso got control of the ball when Trond Gilde tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Shadows's Pawel Gibowski was substituted for Berndt Edelweiss. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulkerim Türköne in the 74th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute of the match, Erik Cantona got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Basso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Erik Cantona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Cantona got free with Marcos Basso in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute Herbert Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Forseth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Saga TF's Erik Cantona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Basso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Herbert Holmgren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Shadows fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 93 minutes, Jo Gvardiol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saga TF and the The Shadows players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Saga TF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Shadows:s goal. Joachim Forseth had in the 94thth minute some difficulties stopping Herbert Holmgren's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Herbert Holmgren scored 3-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joachim Forseth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Despite being the better team, The Shadows failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.