Challenge

Gärsnäs Stadion
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Chris Nygaard started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Ingmar Östlund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thor Nordin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 4th minute of the match. Thor Nordin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikkel Wulff went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Dane Friebe took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Keld Paulsen to make any attempt to save it. Dane Friebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Steen during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Lars Steen. Gärsnäs BF's Dane Friebe got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 17 played minutes Gärsnäs BF got a freekick which was hit by George Hägglund. After 19th play minutes Chris Nygaard shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Thor Nordin and just under the crossbar into goal. Lars Steen kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. George Hägglund hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Dane Friebe came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Bertram Svenningsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thor Nordin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gärsnäs BF's goalie prevented a goal. 35 minutes into the game, one of Denmark:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Keld Paulsen, was totally fooled by Gärsnäs BF's Dane Friebe, who 37 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Thor Nordin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 40th minute of play. After 45 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Olav Graversen. Gärsnäs BF's Frederick Griscti got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frederick Griscti was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thor Nordin was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Steen to maneuver through the defense. Thor Nordin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denmark were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Gärsnäs BF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chris Nygaard took the corner. Denmark's Mikkel Wulff was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thor Nordin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of Denmark booed when Gärsnäs BF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frederick Griscti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62 minutes of play, Denmark's Chris Nygaard made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thor Nordin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th minute of the match Lars Steen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thor Nordin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 68th minute, Bertram Svenningsen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Thor Nordin, passed just outside the right post. Chris Nygaard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Thor Nordin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 73 in the game by Chris Nygaard from a close distance when the talented Thor Nordin managed to make a qualified save. Gärsnäs BF's players were relieved. In the 79thth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gärsnäs BF's Thor Nordin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 minutes Gärsnäs BF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chris Nygaard who took care of the corner kick. Ingmar Östlund hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederick Griscti, 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 Frederick Griscti in the 92nd minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thor Nordin. Chris Nygaard showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Denmark eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.