Challenge

Kotetsi
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Argyris Kountouriotis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kolopetinitsa's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iakovos Ksiros 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. In the 7th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iakovos Ksiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iakovos Ksiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Bertram Svenningsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iakovos Ksiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Bertram Svenningsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Iakovos Ksiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19thth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bertram Svenningsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22ndth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 25th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olav Graversen in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Bertram Svenningsen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Denmark fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 33 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iakovos Ksiros 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 36th minute. After 37 minutes Kolopetinitsa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chris Nygaard who took care of the corner kick. Iakovos Ksiros came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Chris Nygaard. But to his dismay, Chris Nygaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Mikkel Wulff made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Chris Nygaard immediately put the ball in play. After 47 minutes, Chris Nygaard made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Kolopetinitsa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Denmark were winning 0-6.

Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the game, Bertram Svenningsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Iakovos Ksiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kolopetinitsa's Dionysis Salaggoudis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Olav Graversen, made in the 63rd minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the game, Argyris Kountouriotis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kolopetinitsa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Denmark the free kick. Güralp Uğurtan kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Chris Nygaard, 69 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Iakovos Ksiros made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Chris Nygaard sent off a good shot on target. After 75 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Argyris Kountouriotis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 76th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 played minutes Lars Steen rounded Kolopetinitsa's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-10. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Iakovos Ksiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 86 minutes Kolopetinitsa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chris Nygaard who took care of the corner kick. After a defensive mix-up in Kolopetinitsa's zone, Mikkel Wulff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iakovos Ksiros 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. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iakovos Ksiros came out and tried to block the shot, but Chris Nygaard slotted it home off the left post making it 0-11 in the 90th minute. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 93rd minute of play. Iakovos Ksiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Steen, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Steen came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denmark played a much better game than Kolopetinitsa and deserved their victory. The Kolopetinitsa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.