Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Dimitris Skondras started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Dimitris Skondras tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 12th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Perivolakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Dimitris Skondras 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 some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Nikitas Staboulidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. MICE F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Nikitas Staboulidis 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. Christos Perivolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keld Paulsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dimitris Skondras in the 21st minute. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mikkel Wulff didn't get a good kick on the ball. MICE F.C.'s Lv Hai Chong got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lv Hai Chong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A sloppy throw-in by Ding Hakimi in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. Dimitris Skondras could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Keld Paulsen made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lv Hai Chong kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Keld Paulsen. That made the score 1-0 in the 37 minute of play. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Dimitris Skondras tried to sneak it across the goal line. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Hai Chong in the 43rd minute of play. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimitris Skondras's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. MICE F.C.'s Dimitris Skondras was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 46th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 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 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris Nygaard to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of MICE F.C. booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjarne Kirkegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Skondras in the 58th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ding Hakimi in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Dimitris Skondras kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keld Paulsen. The Denmark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keld Paulsen should have stopped the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Zinédine Papoutsiadis notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Denmark's Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Christos Perivolakis 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 76th minute. After 78 minutes of play, MICE F.C.'s Lv Hai Chong made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Keld Paulsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dimitris Skondras in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keld Paulsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Skondras in the 84th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, Dimitris Skondras cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Keld Paulsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bjarne Kirkegaard kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Denmark's zone, Dimitris Skondras stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal and Dimitris Skondras tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MICE F.C. had won after a very even match.