Challenge

CBGB
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. Milton Giménez started the match with the kick off. MONCHOSFC's Oscar Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 5th minute of play. Denmark's Olav Graversen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gaston Bihar in the 7 minute of the game. In the 9th minute of the game Gaston Bihar made a throw-in which Milton Giménez played forward. Olav Graversen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Oscar Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oscar Ekhi 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 15th minute. MONCHOSFC's Cesar Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, MONCHOSFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Oscar Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Milton Giménez came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the MONCHOSFC 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 Milton Giménez couldn't finish the play. Teodoro Eate recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Milton Giménez came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the MONCHOSFC 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 Milton Giménez couldn't finish the play. Oscar Ekhi 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 33rd minute. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Bertram Svenningsen hit a great ball. MONCHOSFC's Teodoro Eate shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Keld Paulsen but with some difficulty. Milton Giménez did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Keld Paulsen 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Theis Winther got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute of the match Teodoro Eate sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Keld Paulsen skillfully saved the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Chris Nygaard to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, MONCHOSFC's Oscar Ekhi got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Lars Steen hit a great ball. After 55 minutes, Cesar Garcia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MONCHOSFC and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 56 minutes of play, Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Ekhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oscar Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Milton Giménez in the 68th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesar Garcia in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keld Paulsen saved Denmark from getting behind. 72 minutes into the game, MONCHOSFC's Milton Giménez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Keld Paulsen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Cesar Garcia struck a weak shot in the 75th 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 MONCHOSFC. Oscar Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to MONCHOSFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Dalmacio Lluques hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oscar Ekhi saved MONCHOSFC from getting behind. Milton Giménez hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Gaston Bihar in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. Oscar Ekhi came out of the goal in the 96th 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 3-2. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. MONCHOSFC were victorious despite being under pressure from Denmark for much of the match.