Friendly League

San Saga
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gard Bredesen got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Erik Cantona could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Thomas Revheim however easily saved by the left post. Saga TF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Brian Laudrup in the 5th minute. It was a well-played corner which Arne Botnen managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Walery Popowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, POPODARA F.C's goalkeeper Thomas Revheim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erik Cantona. Joachim Forseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gard Bredesen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bendik Bekken in the 15th minute of play. Thomas Revheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 18th minute of the match. Thomas Revheim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erik Cantona in the 20th minute. Thomas Revheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 22nd minute of the match. Saga TF's Billy Backman managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Walery Popowicz in the 25 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santi Urbieta got free with Thomas Revheim in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on Saga TF's corner Brian Laudrup fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thomas Revheim quite easily take care of the ball. Erik Cantona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thomas Revheim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Kryspin Mazierski came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Mauro 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. After 38 minutes, Walery Popowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POPODARA F.C and the Saga TF players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, POPODARA F.C's Walery Popowicz got a free kick in the 38th minute. Joachim Forseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bendik Bekken's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. A collision led to POPODARA F.C getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. İbrahima Diallo hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Erik Cantona reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thomas Revheim. The goal made the score 1-0. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Revheim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head.

If Erik Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erik Cantona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thomas Revheim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Cantona in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of POPODARA F.C booed when Saga TF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Botnen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Erik Cantona made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Revheim. POPODARA F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some careless play in the POPODARA F.C defense, Erik Cantona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Revheim. The POPODARA F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Revheim should have stopped the shot. Joachim Forseth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gard Bredesen, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andres Iniesta. Thomas Revheim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Cantona's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. If Erik Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Erik Cantona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomas Revheim. POPODARA F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erik Cantona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. POPODARA F.C's Ådne Svensen was substituted for Bendik Bekken. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Joachim Forseth successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Saga TF's Erik Cantona in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye POPODARA F.C's goalie prevented a goal. POPODARA F.C's Federico Mauro got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thomas Revheim 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 93rd minute. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by POPODARA F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Brian Laudrup was slow to take the kick. During this time Saga TF's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Brian Laudrup got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thomas Revheim quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Saga TF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of POPODARA F.C for a fine match.