Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Denmark's Chris Nygaard 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. A sloppy throw-in by Felice Zinni in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Theis Winther. Dennis Chiappini got a throw-in 4 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Felice Zinni. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Alvaro Giusto in the 12th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Keld Paulsen kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 16th minute, Ziemowit Kinic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Michele AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Giusto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Bertram Svenningsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Motta Rello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, San Michele AFC's Beila Mora ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. The supporters of San Michele AFC booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenn Skou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Keld Paulsen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Carlo Corna kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Olav Graversen hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Giusto, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Kenn Skou got a free kick in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Alvaro Giusto made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ziemowit Kinic 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. 52 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Giusto came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denmark were furious when Kenn Skou was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 54 minutes into the game, one of Denmark:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave San Michele AFC a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Beila Mora, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Denmark's Keld Paulsen. 4-0. Edgard Galván hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Dennis Chiappini made in the 65th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Beila Mora. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Motta Rello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dennis Chiappini, made in the 75th minute of the game. Chris Nygaard's late challenge caught a San Michele AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chris Nygaard helped the player get up and apologised. Keld Paulsen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ziemowit Kinic went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Alvaro Giusto 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. Keld Paulsen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ziemowit Kinic went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beila Mora in the 92nd minute of play. Denmark's Mikkel Wulff got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by San Michele AFC's Felice Zinni. But to his dismay, Felice Zinni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0.