Challenge

Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dionisio Dicastillo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Simon Bendtsen. Rahman Dilhan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Keld Paulsen. Denmark's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iphitos Gravari. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dionisio Dicastillo's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Denmark's Olav Graversen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alpheios Markopoulos in the 13 minute of the game. Anestis Katsambis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dionisio Dicastillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Iphitos Gravari could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Keld Paulsen however easily saved by the left post. Denmark's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Themis Pantelakos 22 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Iphitos Gravari tried to sneak it across the goal line. Argiris Andreoulakis got a throw-in 34 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Iphitos Gravari. Keld Paulsen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mánthia's Dionisio Dicastillo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 38th minute, Dionisio Dicastillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mánthia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Denmark's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Themis Pantelakos scored to the left of an out of position Keld Paulsen, making the score, 5-0. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great ball. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alpheios Markopoulos, made in the 47th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Olav Graversen got a free kick in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Chris Nygaard made the kick off in the second half. Koulis Mestas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikkel Wulff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute, Themis Pantelakos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 55th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alpheios Markopoulos made in the 58th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dionisio Dicastillo however managed to control. In the 63rd minute Dionisio Dicastillo 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. After a rather tough play, Mánthia's Polybos Dalianis got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes, Denmark's Lars Steen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Koulis Mestas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Denmark reached it. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Koulis Mestas having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Dicastillo came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Koulis Mestas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Dicastillo came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertram Svenningsen in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Koulis Mestas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th minute, Dionisio Dicastillo made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Koulis Mestas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Steen in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 91st minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mánthia's Dionisio Dicastillo in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Denmark's goalie prevented a goal. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dionisio Dicastillo in the 94th minute of the match.