Challenge

Harmånger
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Manchester United's Elder do Valle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manchester United's Jakob Caspersson got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sverker Hammarberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sverker Hammarberg was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Sverker Hammarberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilhelm Sjöberg hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Chris Nygaard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Denmark fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sverker Hammarberg saved Manchester United from getting behind. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elder do Valle in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sverker Hammarberg was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 32nd minute, Rolf Kihlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Kenneth Persson with Ingvar Lägdin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Bertram Svenningsen scored 0-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sverker Hammarberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chris Nygaard to make the kick off. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Wilhelm Sjöberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sverker Hammarberg 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. In the 62nd minute Jakob Caspersson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keld Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67thth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Sverker Hammarberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bjarne Kirkegaard charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bjarne Kirkegaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manchester United booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjarne Kirkegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denmark were furious when Simon Bendtsen was red carded, 72 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Denmark:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manchester United:s goal. In the 76th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenn Skou to maneuver through the defense. Denmark's attentive Olav Graversen managed to snatch the ball when Wilhelm Sjöberg made a throw-in in the 79th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Olav Graversen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Olav Graversen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sverker Hammarberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jakob Caspersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jakob Caspersson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Denmark's zone, Christian Ahlroht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal and Christian Ahlroht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lars Steen's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars Steen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd minute Christian Ahlroht shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keld Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Bertram Svenningsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Hammarberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakob Caspersson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denmark's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.