Challenge

Pajwo Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Denmark's Chris Nygaard started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 minutes, Bertram Svenningsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denmark and the FC Seroczyn players grew even worse after the yellow card. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Refik Seci, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Wieslaw Grabowicz sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute, Cai Cubero fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Keld Paulsen, passed just outside the right post. In the 16th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. FC Seroczyn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Nygaard ran over to the corner to take the kick. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Cubero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Lars Steen. FC Seroczyn's Arkadiusz Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 33rd minute of play. Arkadiusz Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olav Graversen in the 37th minute of play. Denmark's attentive Lars Steen managed to snatch the ball when Wieslaw Grabowicz made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. Bertram Svenningsen struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Arkadiusz Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Ahmet Refik Seci made the kick off in the second half. Arkadiusz Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Seroczyn's Ulryk Podolski got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Chris Nygaard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chris Nygaard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arkadiusz Donnarumma was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in FC Seroczyn's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arkadiusz Donnarumma came out of the goal and Chris Nygaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wieslaw Grabowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cai Cubero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. FC Seroczyn's Arkadiusz Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 81st minute of play. Arkadiusz Donnarumma 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 82nd minute. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Refik Seci, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After some careless play in the FC Seroczyn defense, Chris Nygaard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arkadiusz Donnarumma. The FC Seroczyn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arkadiusz Donnarumma should have stopped the shot. If Bertram Svenningsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 94th minute, Ahmet Refik Seci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Keld Paulsen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.