Arena de Mira Sintra
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Nygaard kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Chris Nygaard. In the 9th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenn Skou to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the game, Vicente Taveira recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Keld Paulsen. Vicente Taveira showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Keld Paulsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vicente Taveira in the 20th minute. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Necip Paşa in the 23rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Mira Sintra's Claudemiro Peixoto got a free kick in the 26th minute. Bjarne Kirkegaard charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bjarne Kirkegaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 27 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Bjarne Kirkegaard. 31 minutes into the match, Estevão Furtado notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Denmark's Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Necip Paşa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Keld Paulsen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The corner led to Mira Sintra's Vicente Taveira getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Amauri van Beek notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Denmark's Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lars Steen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Brites read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. In the 48th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. Mira Sintra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Nygaard ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Chris Nygaard almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mira Sintra's João Brites did a great save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amauri van Beek to strike the kick off in the second half. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. João Brites tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Mira Sintra's Claudemiro Peixoto. But to his dismay, Claudemiro Peixoto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Claudemiro Peixoto charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudemiro Peixoto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mira Sintra's Claudemiro Peixoto got a free kick in the 67th minute. Keld Paulsen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Necip Paşa went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Necip Paşa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mira Sintra's supporters rose to their feet, but Necip Paşa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Keld Paulsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Brites showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Amauri van Beek came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Brites made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Chris Nygaard sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute, Vicente Taveira 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. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Mira Sintra's Vicente Taveira. But to his dismay, Vicente Taveira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Taveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necip Paşa in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mira Sintra's Necip Paşa got a free kick in the 89th minute. 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 Mira Sintra.
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