Challenge

JUAN ANTONIO RUSSO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Keld Paulsen was a little too slow when Olgierd Prusek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, EL RUSSO FC's Melquiades Garaona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Keld Paulsen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikkel Wulff in the 11th minute of play. With an all-out effort, EL RUSSO FC's Keld Paulsen threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Melquiades Garaona, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to EL RUSSO FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Boruc Jaraczeski hit a great ball. Lars Steen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Natalio Pacorro. EL RUSSO FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Garaona in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great ball. Natalio Pacorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Boruc Jaraczeski. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Garaona in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Melquiades Garaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, one of Denmark:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 66 minutes into the game, EL RUSSO FC's Melquiades Garaona 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, 4-0. EL RUSSO FC made a substitution. Max Ferro replaced Boruc Jaraczeski. In the 70th match minute, EL RUSSO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max Ferro to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Natalio Pacorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 74th minute of the match. Kenn Skou was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Denmark fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! In the 79th minute there was a penalty for EL RUSSO FC. Aquilino Maties stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Keld Paulsen. 5-0. Silvio Marzoli made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. After 84 minutes, Olgierd Prusek made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. Denmark's Keld Paulsen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Gaztea Valensuela made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Ferro in the 90th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Denmark's zone, Melquiades Garaona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal and Melquiades Garaona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Max Ferro 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. 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 EL RUSSO FC.