League

San Saga
Spectators: 10904 (Terracing: 8179, Seating: 2508, VIP seats: 217) Erik Cantona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Enzo Noce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 3rd minute of play. Erik Cantona sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 6 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Cantona came free, but Enzo Noce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Banas in the 10th minute of the match. Alin Armeanca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Zhan Kun in the 15th minute of play forced Saga TF's goalkeeper Joachim Forseth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Billy Backman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Enzo Noce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Noce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Noce made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Erik Cantona sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Jan-Kenneth Skog in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Saga TF's Billy Backman. Enzo Noce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Cantona's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Joachim Forseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Zhan Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arne Botnen charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arne Botnen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Arne Botnen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Zhan Kun in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Enzo Noce had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arne Botnen. Jan-Kenneth Skog made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Saga TF's Billy Backman. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erik Cantona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, The Nerd Herd's Jan-Kenneth Skog got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Banas in the 56th minute of the match. Jan-Kenneth Skog hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Erik Cantona blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Enzo Noce having to make a save. The Nerd Herd's Enzo Noce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Cantona in the 64th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marian Banas in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joachim Forseth saved Saga TF from getting behind. In the 67th minute, Erik Cantona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Noce was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Enzo Noce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Cantona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Saga TF were awarded a corner. Trond Gilde went to the cornerflag to take it. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Noce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 76th minute of play forced The Nerd Herd's goalkeeper Enzo Noce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Cantona scored 2-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Enzo Noce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute, The Nerd Herd's Marian Banas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joachim Forseth. Joachim Forseth yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Zhan Kun in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Saga TF's Santi Urbieta got a free kick in the 91st minute. Joachim Forseth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ni Zhan Kun in the 92nd minute. The Nerd Herd's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Saga TF had won, even though The Nerd Herd had held more of the ball.