Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Nygaard kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irman Roos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Svanér in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Denmark's Chris Nygaard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Irman Roos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mikkel Wulff scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Irman Roos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lukas Svanér in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keld Paulsen saved Denmark from getting behind. HEJA ESLÖV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tor Ekelund in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 24th minute of play forced HEJA ESLÖV's goalkeeper Irman Roos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. HEJA ESLÖV's Irman Roos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 30th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Gilbert Ekrot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEJA ESLÖV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilbert Ekrot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to HEJA ESLÖV getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. eAntonio Gallardo hit a great ball. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Irman Roos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 37th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Irman Roos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Petter Unesson fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEJA ESLÖV's protests and gave Petter Unesson a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Petter Unesson. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gilbert Ekrot fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEJA ESLÖV's protests and gave Gilbert Ekrot a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes HEJA ESLÖV got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Ekrot. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Denmark's Lars Steen couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for HEJA ESLÖV. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lukas Svanér to strike the kick off in the second half. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Irman Roos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Svanér came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Svanér, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Denmark booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petter Unesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Irman Roos came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Chris Nygaard. But to his dismay, Chris Nygaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Bertram Svenningsen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Irman Roos, 1-3. After a defensive mix-up in HEJA ESLÖV's zone, Bertram Svenningsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irman Roos came out of the goal and Bertram Svenningsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Lukas Svanér fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored HEJA ESLÖV's protests and gave Lukas Svanér a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Denmark booed when HEJA ESLÖV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukas Svanér didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bertram Svenningsen was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Denmark's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Irman Roos was a little too slow when Bertram Svenningsen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-5. In the 86th match minute, HEJA ESLÖV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukas Svanér to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Theis Winther hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Ove Ferm made in the 90th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lukas Svanér however managed to control. With a little luck, HEJA ESLÖV's Irman Roos got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Denmark left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than HEJA ESLÖV.