Challenge

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chris Nygaard took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Bertram Svenningsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcu Ianculescu in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keld Paulsen saved Denmark from getting behind. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Rong Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Wang Rong Jing sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Ravelli came out of the goal and Chris Nygaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Ianculescu in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Mikkel Wulff came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Wang Rong Jing hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars Steen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Ravelli having to interfere. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Abdurrahim Bahar with Bedri Nafi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Wang Rong Jing in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Keld Paulsen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Yavuz Bülent İlkim hit a great ball. In the 29th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdurrahim Bahar made in the 34th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bedri Nafi however managed to control. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Mathias Ludvigsen got a free kick in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Marcu Ianculescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Keld Paulsen. Marcu Ianculescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 39th 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. Bertram Svenningsen's late challenge caught a S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bertram Svenningsen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Bertram Svenningsen hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wang Rong Jing got free with Keld Paulsen in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcu Ianculescu's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Wang Rong Jing kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Ravelli having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Wang Rong Jing made the kick off in the second half. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wang Rong Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Wang Rong Jing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Denmark's Keld Paulsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Denmark's attentive Lars Steen managed to snatch the ball when Abdurrahim Bahar made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. A collision led to S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Abidin Taşkın hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdurrahim Bahar hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Wang Rong Jing put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Ianculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Wang Rong Jing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yavuz Bülent İlkim during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Yavuz Bülent İlkim hit a great ball. In the 95th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertram Svenningsen to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r fans cheered their team off the field, for while Denmark had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.