Challenge

Dutch Rebels
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Chris Nygaard started the match with the kick off. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Obafemi N'Diaye sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 10th minute of play forced Dutch Rebels's goalkeeper Adam Vermeiren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Antoine Steenbeeck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dutch Rebels and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Obafemi N'Diaye tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th match minute, Dutch Rebels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Pola to maneuver through the defense. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Obafemi N'Diaye in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adam Vermeiren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Obafemi N'Diaye in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Dutch Rebels's goal looked a bit too open when Mikkel Wulff came free, but Adam Vermeiren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Steenbeeck was shown his second yellow card after 30 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Dutch Rebels's Antoine Steenbeeck got a free kick in the 30th minute. Mikkel Wulff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mikkel Wulff might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adam Vermeiren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikkel Wulff ran back to his position shaking his head. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Vermeiren having to interfere. The throw-in from Ola Pola in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. Simon Bendtsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Lauren Seveneijnts made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Lauren Seveneijnts got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Dylan Verhaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lauren Seveneijnts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. Dutch Rebels's Adam Vermeiren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Dutch Rebels from getting a goal against them. Kenn Skou kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Dutch Rebels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henri Decorte to maneuver through the defense. Adam Vermeiren had great luck who in the 62ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Chris Nygaard from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Chris Nygaards short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Adam Vermeiren to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dutch Rebels made a substitution. Gustaaf Vranckx replaced Henri Decorte. Dutch Rebels's Daniel Farstad was substituted for Dylan Verhaert. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ola Pola, made in the 77th minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Chris Nygaard made a precise shot to the right of Adam Vermeiren. Dutch Rebels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A sloppy throw-in by Ola Pola in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Olav Graversen. Chris Nygaard had several of the Dutch Rebels's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 92 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Adam Vermeiren as he didn't even see the shot coming. The Dutch Rebels fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Denmark were clearly better and deserved to take the win.