Challenge

Stadio Teodorano
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chris Nygaard made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes UNLIMITED got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Alfonsi. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Denmark's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Richard Häll was slow to take the kick. During this time UNLIMITED's players had a chance to rest. The corner led UNLIMITED's Richard Häll to fire away a dangerous shot which Keld Paulsen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Dino Verdecchia threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to UNLIMITED getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ermanno Tripodi hit a great ball. In the 18th match minute, UNLIMITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermanno Tripodi to maneuver through the defense. After 19 played minutes UNLIMITED got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Rosalio. A collision led to UNLIMITED getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Narciso Rosalio hit a great ball. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Rosalio in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikkel Wulff to maneuver through the defense. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by UNLIMITED's Ermanno Tripodi. But to his dismay, Ermanno Tripodi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Alfonso Baldassarre didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Denmark's Chris Nygaard shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 39th minute, Kenn Skou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Gerasim Kaymakanov made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Kenn Skou hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. UNLIMITED's Richard Häll shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Keld Paulsen but with some difficulty. Keld Paulsen was a little too slow when Gerasim Kaymakanov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerasim Kaymakanov to make the kick off. If Bertram Svenningsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Bertram Svenningsen 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 55th minute Gerasim Kaymakanov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 58th minute of play forced UNLIMITED's goalkeeper Alfonso Baldassarre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerasim Kaymakanov in the 60th minute of the match. Narciso Rosalio charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso Rosalio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Narciso Rosalio hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Alfonso Baldassarre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Gerasim Kaymakanov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Keld Paulsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 67 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Gerasim Kaymakanov came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Ermanno Tripodi 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. UNLIMITED's Alfonso Baldassarre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, UNLIMITED's Gerasim Kaymakanov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Keld Paulsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermanno Tripodi in the 76th minute of the match. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Denmark's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Richard Häll was slow to take the kick. During this time UNLIMITED's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Richard Häll almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Denmark's Keld Paulsen did a great save. After 83 minutes of play, UNLIMITED's Ermanno Tripodi made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Keld Paulsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Alfonso Baldassarre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerasim Kaymakanov in the 92nd minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerasim Kaymakanov's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dino Verdecchia, made in the 96th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Denmark players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for UNLIMITED.