Challenge

San Saga
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Erik Cantona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Erik Cantona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erik Cantona really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, one of Saga TF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saga TF's goalie prevented a goal. After 18 minutes, Abram Sarmiento made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Trond Gilde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Saga TF's Erik Cantona. But to his dismay, Erik Cantona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 23 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Saga TF's Joachim Forseth. Joachim Forseth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 26th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Erik Cantona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joachim Forseth having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 40th 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 45th minute of the match Saga TF got a corner. Colombia'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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erik Cantona made a kick off. Joachim Forseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 56th minute of play. Joachim Forseth made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. 63 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Joachim Forseth. Axel Montenegro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joachim Forseth was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Trond Gilde hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. In the 71st minute, Trond Gilde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Botnen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Ignacio Mastache fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Joachim Forseth, passed just outside the right post. Leszek Milko made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Brian Laudrup however managed to control. Erik Cantona took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trond Gilde in the 87th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, Saga TF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Laudrup to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Abram Secada could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Joachim Forseth however easily saved by the left post. Saga TF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.