Challenge

Kotetsi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Argyris Kountouriotis kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Filippos Antoniou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Chris Nygaard might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iakovos Ksiros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chris Nygaard ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Chris Nygaard put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kolopetinitsa's goalie prevented a goal. After 20 minutes, Chris Nygaard made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippos Antoniou to maneuver through the defense. Iakovos Ksiros came out of the goal in the 25th 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 0-5. 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 Kolopetinitsa's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Chris Nygaard sped through Kolopetinitsa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. After recieving a nice pass, Denmark's Chris Nygaard tried to score from far away in the 35th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Kolopetinitsa's Filippos Antoniou managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lars Steen in the 39 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iakovos Ksiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 42 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iakovos Ksiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris Nygaard to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chris Nygaard got free with Iakovos Ksiros in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 58th minute of the match. With a little luck, Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Bertram Svenningsen took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Iakovos Ksiros to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iakovos Ksiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iakovos Ksiros was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iakovos Ksiros saved Kolopetinitsa from getting behind. After some careless play in the Kolopetinitsa defense, Simon Bendtsen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. The Kolopetinitsa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iakovos Ksiros should have stopped the shot. After 77 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Antoniou. When Chris Nygaard came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Denmark fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chris Nygaard couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan got a free kick in the 79th minute. Iakovos Ksiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Nygaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After 83 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Chris Nygaard. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iakovos Ksiros having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Kenn Skou in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kolopetinitsa's Filippos Antoniou. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chris Nygaard in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iakovos Ksiros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Steen in the 94th minute of play. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded Denmark left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kolopetinitsa.