Challenge

Arenai Shetakan
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. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olov Örtlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes Kura Shetakan got a freekick which was hit by Göran Ahlbom. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kong Yuan Sha in the 22nd minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kong Yuan Sha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th match minute, Kura Shetakan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olov Örtlund to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Lars Steen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Lars Steen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gordon Banks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gordon Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 32nd minute of the match. If Kong Yuan Sha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the game, Christian Brun threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Mikkel Wulff quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gordon Banks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zbigniew Galagan during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kong Yuan Sha kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kong Yuan Sha was the one to do the kick off. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olov Örtlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Shu Zhen in the 56th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olov Örtlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Olov Örtlund 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. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Song Shu Zhen in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Lars Steen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gordon Banks was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Mikkel Wulff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olov Örtlund in the 85th minute of the match. Gordon Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 87th minute of the match. With a little luck, Kura Shetakan's Gordon Banks got control of the ball when Chris Nygaard tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Kura Shetakan getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Kong Yuan Sha hit a great ball. Gordon Banks was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lars Steen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 94 minute of play.