Challenge

Midgård
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. The supporters of Denmark booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jörgen Åström didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Tobias Arias in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Lars Steen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 21st minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Tomas Vennerlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Tobias Arias in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Lars Steen. 24 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Tomas Vennerlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christopher Ahlerot kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in The Northmen Army's zone, Bertram Svenningsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Vennerlund came out of the goal and Bertram Svenningsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Best Štriker fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Best Štriker a yellow card for diving instead. Best Štriker hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicco Oolo got free with Keld Paulsen in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjarne Kirkegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenn Skou to maneuver through the defense. Mikkel Wulff made in the 45th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Northmen Army's Christopher Ahlerot. Chris Nygaard scored 0-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Vennerlund, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vicco Oolo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Vicco Oolo 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. Tomas Vennerlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 53rd minute of the match. If Vicco Oolo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Patrik Wacherhausen replaced Cui Xiong Zhen. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yan Xiang Guang kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Svit Snabb during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Svit Snabb hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Nicko Kličko 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 84th minute The Northmen Army were awarded a corner. Svit Snabb went to the cornerflag to take it. Bjarne Kirkegaard tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Keld Paulsen. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 84th minute. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicko Kličko in the 91st minute of the match. When Olav Graversen fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Olav Graversen a yellow card for diving instead. Olav Graversen hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When Nicko Kličko fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Northmen Army's protests and gave Nicko Kličko a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 played minutes The Northmen Army got a freekick which was hit by Nicko Kličko. The The Northmen Army players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.