Challenge

Olympus Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chris Nygaard made the kick off which started today's match. Denmark's Olav Graversen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Stavros Karapapas in the 7 minute of the game. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Peristasi FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th match minute, Peristasi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demis Skaltsas to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Peristasi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Thomas Kortzidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Thomas Kortzidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Stavros Karapapas in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 14th minute of play forced Peristasi FC's goalkeeper Thomas Kortzidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Stavros Karapapas in the 15th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Lars Steen. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great ball. When Mikkel Wulff fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Mikkel Wulff a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Mikkel Wulff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Bendtsen kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Peristasi FC's Demis Skaltsas tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Stavros Karapapas hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Paschalis Tavlaridis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Keld Paulsen. Paschalis Tavlaridis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Stavros Karapapas made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. In the 36th match minute, Peristasi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stavros Karapapas to maneuver through the defense. Mikkel Wulff might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thomas Kortzidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikkel Wulff ran back to his position shaking his head. Denmark's Lars Steen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Stavros Karapapas in the 43 minute of the game. 46 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Kosmas Menegakis came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Chris Nygaard hit a great ball. A hard shot by Demis Skaltsas from long distance, 47 minutes into the match, got Keld Paulsen's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kosmas Menegakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Peristasi FC's Thomas Kortzidis got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Papagiannoulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Kosmas Menegakis came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Chris Nygaard got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 71 minutes into the game, Kosmas Menegakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Keld Paulsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Isidoros Kabosis charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidoros Kabosis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Denmark booed when Peristasi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoros Kabosis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chris Nygaard took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Kortzidis. Peristasi FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Isidoros Kabosis got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Denmark booed when Peristasi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidoros Kabosis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the game, Stavros Karapapas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 89th match minute, Peristasi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kosmas Menegakis to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Stavros Karapapas in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen. After 95 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Mathias Ludvigsen. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Pavlos Katranidis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Peristasi FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavlos Katranidis 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. The Peristasi FC 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.