Challenge

Ubaldo Horta
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Leandro Pfingsthorn managed to get in a good position for a shot. General Velásquez's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Pfingsthorn 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. A collision led to General Velásquez getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Estebano Fedeghelli hit a great ball. Henry Tucknott 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 17th minute. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Estebano Fedeghelli in the 21 minute of the game. Estebano Fedeghelli made in the 23rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Leandro Pfingsthorn immediately put the ball in play. In the 30th minute, Chris Nygaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Renato Goycolea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The General Velásquez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Pfingsthorn. Leandro Pfingsthorn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Keld Paulsen made a huge save. Denmark's Lars Steen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Estebano Fedeghelli in the 44 minute of the game. Estebano Fedeghelli made in the 47th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Renato Goycolea. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Pfingsthorn to make the kick off. Renato Goycolea kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 54 minutes into the game, Clemente Tuñon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. General Velásquez's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Denmark the free kick. In the 56th minute Clemente Tuñon 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. In the 58th minute General Velásquez were awarded a corner. Alonso Macera went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Alonso Macera got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Keld Paulsen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 61 minutes into the game, General Velásquez's Leandro Pfingsthorn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Keld Paulsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Tuñon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leandro Pfingsthorn in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keld Paulsen saved Denmark from getting behind. Renato Goycolea kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. General Velásquez made a substitution. Apolo Irigoyen replaced Leandro Pfingsthorn. Lars Steen hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, General Velásquez's Alonso Macera tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great ball. Henry Tucknott 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 90th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. General Velásquez had won after a very even match.