Friendly League

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erik Cantona kicked off to start the match. Saga TF's attentive Santi Urbieta managed to snatch the ball when Achraf Hakimi made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kingpins! Bixente Poli had in the 9thth minute some difficulties stopping Trond Gilde's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 11th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Trond Gilde in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kingpins's Ke Cheng Yun. In the 19th match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ke Cheng Yun to maneuver through the defense. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saga TF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Trond Gilde in the 21st minute. Yan Guo Qiang in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joachim Forseth, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 25 minutes, Erik Cantona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saga TF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erik Cantona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Yan Guo Qiang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joachim Forseth was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 31st minute of the match Kingpins got a corner. Saga TF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lu Qing Ang ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kingpins's Lu Qing Ang was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Joachim Forseth in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Santi Urbieta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bixente Poli having to interfere. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Guo Qiang in the 43rd minute of the match. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yan Guo Qiang in the 43rd minute of play.

After 52 minutes, Sebastian Onarheim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saga TF and the Kingpins players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Kingpins's goalkeeper Bixente Poli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 62nd minute of play. Kingpins were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Saga TF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lu Qing Ang took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Saga TF's goalie and right to Yan Guo Qiang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Saga TF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Kingpins's Harry Sjö was substituted for Victorino Euloxu. Kingpins's Patrik Beneth was substituted for Yan Guo Qiang. Billy Backman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Bixente Poli made a huge save. Bixente Poli was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Arne Botnen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arne Botnen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 72nd match minute, Kingpins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josep Casanova to maneuver through the defense. Erik Cantonas short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Bixente Poli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 77 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Patrik Beneth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joachim Forseth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Harry Sjö'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 78th minute of play. Kingpins were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Saga TF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lu Qing Ang took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Saga TF's goalie and right to Patrik Beneth. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Saga TF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Joachim Forseth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Patrik Beneth's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. The supporters of Kingpins booed when Saga TF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Botnen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harry Sjö in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joachim Forseth prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Erik Cantona came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Saga TF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erik Cantona couldn't finish the play.