Friendly League

San Saga
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kaj Hård made the kick off and thus started the match. spikarna's Lars Norberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save spikarna from getting a goal against them. 7 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Atakan Pepe came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Erik Cantona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lars Norberg. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. After 11 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Brian Laudrup. In the 12th minute of the match Atakan Pepe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joachim Forseth showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Nordkvist in the 14th minute of play. Lars Norberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erik Cantona in the 20th minute. Kaj Hård sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 minutes spikarna's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Brian Laudrup who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, spikarna's Lars Norberg got control of the ball when Erik Cantona tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Saga TF got a corner. spikarna'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. Joachim Forseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atakan Pepe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Erik Cantona took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lars Norberg. Lars Norberg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 55th minute, Erik Cantona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kaj Hård got free with Joachim Forseth in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joachim Forseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Nordkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Saga TF's Giannis Tsovolas got a free kick in the 65th minute. spikarna's Elof Hellsing was substituted for Witomir Ziomkowski. After 66 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Giannis Tsovolas. The audience was convinced that Erik Cantona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lars Norberg was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Saga TF's Erik Cantona got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven Nordkvist in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trond Gilde in the 79th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Norberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Saga TF's Erik Cantona got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 88th minute of play forced spikarna's goalkeeper Lars Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Arne Botnen hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the game, Iwo Gendolla was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saga TF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave spikarna the free kick. The supporters of spikarna booed when Saga TF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwo Gendolla didn't get a good kick on the ball.