Challenge

Moisty Moire
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Bircan Serdar started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Simon Bendtsen. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. After 5 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Mikkel Wulff. 8 minutes into the match, Bircan Serdar 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 Bircan Serdar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bircan Serdar's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After 19 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Simon Bendtsen. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bircan Serdar, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Luiz Paulo Tasso made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Benne Beaufort however managed to control. Olav Graversen kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gwidon Cichocki during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With 36 minutes on the clock, Luiz Paulo Tasso commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 38th minute there was a penalty for Denmark. Chris Nygaard stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ye Zheng. 2-1. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanick Schautens in the 42nd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Keld Paulsen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 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 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chris Nygaard made a kick off. In the 51st minute Yanick Schautens 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. In the 53rd minute, Yanick Schautens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flamenco United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Flamenco United's Ben Ryers was substituted for Benne Beaufort. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Theis Winther hit a great ball. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Cichocki in the 66th minute of play. Flamenco United's Camillo Mercuri got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ye Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Flamenco United were awarded a corner. Camillo Mercuri went to the cornerflag to take it. The throw-in from Bircan Serdar in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Denmark players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Flamenco United.