Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Denmark's Chris Nygaard started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rareș Vârlan'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. Rareș Vârlan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rareș Vârlan to maneuver through the defense. Chris Nygaard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 6 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Simionescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C.BARLAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Denmark the free kick. Ferdinand Simionescu kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Denmark's attentive Simon Bendtsen managed to snatch the ball when Edgar Arghir made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Chris Nygaard made a precise shot to the right of Aurelian Pistol. F.C.BARLAD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Chris Nygaard took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aurelian Pistol. Aurelian Pistol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Aurelian Pistol came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen. But to his dismay, Bertram Svenningsen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After having played for 24 minutes, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bertram Svenningsen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Denmark's Chris Nygaard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelian Pistol made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 33 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Steen came free, but Aurelian Pistol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Călin Târban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Bertram Svenningsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelian Pistol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Ferdinand Simionescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Lars Steen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aurelian Pistol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Bertram Svenningsen came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Denmark fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bertram Svenningsen couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the F.C.BARLAD defense, Mikkel Wulff kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelian Pistol. The F.C.BARLAD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelian Pistol should have stopped the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelian Pistol. F.C.BARLAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chris Nygaard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bogdan Gurgui stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. F.C.BARLAD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Chris Nygaard scored to the left of an out of position Aurelian Pistol, making the score, 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Gurgui in the 58th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Iustinian Cucu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, F.C.BARLAD's Aurelian Pistol got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aurelian Pistol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. F.C.BARLAD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Bertram Svenningsen scored to the left of an out of position Aurelian Pistol, making the score, 0-8. The Denmark fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Denmark's Chris Nygaard looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Gurgui in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ferdinand Simionescu in the 84 minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in F.C.BARLAD's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelian Pistol 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. Chris Nygaard didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-11 via right post in the game's 87th minute. Denmark's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 92 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-12. Aurelian Pistol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Denmark played a much better game than F.C.BARLAD and deserved their victory. The F.C.BARLAD players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.