World League

Boundary Park
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zhao Yao Ying started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Arne Botnen 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. 10 minutes into the game, Ryszard Wyrzykowski threw the ball into play from the sideline. Saga TF's Santi Urbieta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Erik Cantona scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guo Han Di, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 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 Zhao Yao Ying. If Erik Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 20th minute Erik Cantona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Han Di saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saga TF's Erik Cantona got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saga TF's Joachim Forseth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian-Federico Dolić in the 23rd minute of play. Valter Abrahamsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Joachim Forseth made a huge save. If Erik Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Cantona in the 29th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Guo Han Di to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guo Han Di. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. Guo Han Di 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 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Yao Ying came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guo Han Di made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Cantona in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Saga TF's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Yao Ying came free, but Joachim Forseth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Erik Cantona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 40 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Cantona came free, but Guo Han Di reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erik Cantona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Han Di having to interfere. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guo Han Di. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Erik Cantona made a kick off. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Yao Ying in the 55th minute of the match. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian-Federico Dolić in the 62nd minute of play. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian-Federico Dolić in the 64th minute of the match. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valter Abrahamsson in the 65th minute of the match. Oldham Athletic's Sune Axelsson was substituted for Cristian-Federico Dolić. A sloppy throw-in by Valter Abrahamsson in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Saga TF's Santi Urbieta. After having played for 72 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. Erik Cantona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guo Han Di having to interfere. Erik Cantona might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guo Han Di. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erik Cantona ran back to his position shaking his head. Erik Cantona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Guo Han Di made a huge save. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Yao Ying in the 78th minute of the match. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sune Axelsson in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match, Erik Cantona got a very nice opportunity to score, but Guo Han Di was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 86th minute Zhao Yao Ying 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. In the 89th minute, Iwo Gendolla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute Sune Axelsson 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Erik Cantona kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Guo Han Di. That made the score 1-2 in the 93 minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Oldham Athletic lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.