Challenge

Giulesti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chris Nygaard kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, MZ Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Laurențiu Boeru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chris Nygaard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 8 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when MZ Rapid's Filippos Stathopoulos fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bertram Svenningsen came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Denmark 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 Bertram Svenningsen couldn't finish the play. Denmark's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aarón Rey 18 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Adrian Gugulanu made in the 24th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lucian Bran immediately put the ball in play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Mathias Ludvigsen put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Denmark fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! Mikkel Wulff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laurențiu Boeru having to interfere. Denmark's Lars Steen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Adrian Gugulanu in the 40 minute of the game. MZ Rapid's Laurențiu Boeru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 42nd minute of play. Laurențiu Boeru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Filippos Stathopoulos made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Chris Nygaard. The throw-in from Adrian Gugulanu in the 55th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Lars Steen. Bertram Svenningsen took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laurențiu Boeru. Laurențiu Boeru dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Laurențiu Boeru was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Bertram Svenningsen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bertram Svenningsen really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in MZ Rapid's zone, Mikkel Wulff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laurențiu Boeru came out of the goal and Mikkel Wulff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to MZ Rapid getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Lucian Bran hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Bertram Svenningsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laurențiu Boeru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filippos Stathopoulos struck a weak shot in the 81st 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 MZ Rapid. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Aarón Rey managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Rapid's supporters rose to their feet, but Aarón Rey 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. Petru Huștea hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Adrian Gugulanu made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lucian Bran immediately put the ball in play. The throw-in from Lucian Bran in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. A sloppy throw-in by Adrian Gugulanu in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Lars Steen. Aarón Rey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Denmark left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MZ Rapid.