Challenge

Honorato Ascencio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Paulo Cruz made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Anibal Enekoitz 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. In the 4th match minute, 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Heli to maneuver through the defense. The Denmark fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Denmark's Chris Nygaard looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Chris Nygaard put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Chiquito Bossio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 14th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's goalkeeper Chiquito Bossio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Denmark were awarded a corner. Chris Nygaard went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Denmark's Mikkel Wulff getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The throw-in from Cirilo Heli in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Lars Steen. Chiquito Bossio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 23rd minute of the match. A collision led to 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Felice Ubriaco hit a great ball. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anibal Enekoitz struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Keld Paulsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas. Paulo Cruz's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Cruz helped the player get up and apologised. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's Chiquito Bossio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 46th minute of play. The 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Denmark were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chris Nygaard made a kick off. Mikkel Wulff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Chiquito Bossio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chris Nygaard had several of the 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Chiquito Bossio as he didn't even see the shot coming. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiquito Bossio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Anibal Enekoitz made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 65th minute, Denmark's Chris Nygaard ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Chiquito Bossio. Chiquito Bossio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. Chris Nygaard succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-7 in the 68th playminute. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas made a substitution. Fabian Cordarryl replaced Paulo Cruz. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabian Cordarryl in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keld Paulsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes in the game, Chris Nygaard fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Chiquito Bossio having to interfere. A collision led to 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Aquiles Flor hit a great ball. Chris Nygaard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chiquito Bossio. 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fabian Cordarryl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquito Bossio came out of the goal and Chris Nygaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded Denmark left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than 【E ➣ Los Pincha Ratas.