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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Simon Bendtsen lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Denmark! When Ariel Eztebe came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ 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 Ariel Eztebe couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Gombal in the 18th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keld Paulsen was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pablo Gombal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 20 minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Denmark's Olav Graversen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Luís Lopez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Elazar in the 27th minute of play. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Raul Elazar sent off a good shot on target. Keld Paulsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raul Elazar in the 35th minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Raul Elazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raul Elazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Pablo Gombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Elazar to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Ludvigsen to maneuver through the defense. Carlinhos de Brito made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Carlinhos de Brito, made in the 54th minute of the game. Pablo Gombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ made a substitution. Christiano Vieira replaced Roman Czysty. 65 minutes into the game, Pablo Gombal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Keld Paulsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute Pablo Gombal 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. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Elazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Elazar struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Keld Paulsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ. 74 minutes into the match, Raul Elazar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raul Elazar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 76 minutes into the game, Raul Elazar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Keld Paulsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Gombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Chris Nygaard hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Ariel Eztebe got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.