Challenge

Alvara Arena
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. Pedrão Gomes kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 6 minutes, Augusto Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alvara and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave Denmark a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chris Nygaard, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Alvara's Marcel Freire. 0-1. Pedrão Gomes's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrão Gomes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th minute, Chris Nygaard 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. Marcel Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Jailson Guedes came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Keld Paulsen could save by the left post. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen suffered a concussion after 27 minutes and had to leave the field. Jailson Guedes's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jailson Guedes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Denmark booed when Alvara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jailson Guedes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Alvara's Augusto Recife got a free kick in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Alvara's Armandinho Vasconcelos got a free kick in the 40th minute. Marcel Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Alvara's Marcel Freire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Alvara from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes into the match, Denmark's Mikkel Wulff sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Freire narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Marcel Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mikkel Wulff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Marcel Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jailson Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Freire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Marcel Freire 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 84th minute. Alvara's Marcel Freire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Alvara from getting a goal against them. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denmark's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.