Friendly League

San Saga
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Saga TF's Erik Cantona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Joachim Forseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olgun Oktay's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Tahsin Atacan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brion Murphy in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Brion Murphy came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brion Murphy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joachim Forseth having to interfere. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahsin Atacan in the 18th minute of the match. Joachim Forseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olgun Oktay, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Cantona got free with Gordon Horgan in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 minutes, Billy Backman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saga TF and the COPERNICUS TORUŃ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Saga TF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billy Backman to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Tahsin Atacan 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. Olgun Oktay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joachim Forseth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Joachim Forseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brion Murphy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brion Murphy in the 37th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olgun Oktay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Joachim Forseth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joachim Forseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahsin Atacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Arne Botnen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tahsin Atacan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brion Murphy in the 52nd minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Forseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahsin Atacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute Tahsin Atacan 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. Gordon Horgan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Cantona, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of COPERNICUS TORUŃ booed when Saga TF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Ånger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arne Botnen kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Joachim Forseth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brion Murphy in the 70th minute. Olgun Oktay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Joachim Forseth made a huge save. 74 minutes into the match, Brion Murphy dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joachim Forseth, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahsin Atacan in the 76th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olgun Oktay got free with Joachim Forseth in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st 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. Joachim Forseth made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Brion Murphy sent off a good shot on target. Erik Cantona struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Gordon Horgan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saga TF. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Botnen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joachim Forseth was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tahsin Atacan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 95 minute of play. The COPERNICUS TORUŃ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing COPERNICUS TORUŃ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.