Challenge

Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luis Navarro got the match started through his kick off. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Legio X Eqvestris's Luis Navarro. But to his dismay, Luis Navarro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 6th minute Legio X Eqvestris were awarded a corner. Ricardo Cassagne went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 12th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bertram Svenningsen fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Bertram Svenningsen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Bertram Svenningsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roald Ahland in the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 18 minutes, Luis Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Legio X Eqvestris's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Navarro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roald Ahland in the 19th minute of play. Keld Paulsen was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from José Paradela. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Roald Ahland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Stig Ekegren, made in the 33rd minute of the game. With an all-out effort, Legio X Eqvestris's Keld Paulsen threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pablo Aimar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Luis Navarro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Legio X Eqvestris's Luis Navarro in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Denmark's goalie prevented a goal. 42 minutes into the match, Luis Navarro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Navarro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chris Nygaard was the one to do the kick off. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Legio X Eqvestris from getting a goal against them. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Aimar in the 60th minute of play. Ariel Gustau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Ekegren got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Marcelino Kimetz. Denmark's attentive Lars Steen managed to snatch the ball when Roald Ahland made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Ariel Gustau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 67th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Pablo Aimar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keld Paulsen. The Denmark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keld Paulsen should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Mathias Ludvigsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Aimar in the 75th minute of the match. Ricardo Cassagne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Nygaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute of the match Legio X Eqvestris got a corner. Denmark's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ricardo Cassagne ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ricardo Cassagne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Denmark's Keld Paulsen did a great save. Luis Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Legio X Eqvestris had won after a very even match.