Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuno Porto got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Albérico Valadão threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Theis Winther quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Mikkel Wulff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Ludvigsen to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Denmark booed when Lofi Girl Portimao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 12th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Melo took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Keld Paulsen. Keld Paulsen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georges-Philippe Kissinger having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Josué Esparteiro 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. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Chris Nygaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a huge save. Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 28th minute of play. The long shot by Chris Nygaard in the 35th minute really tested Georges-Philippe Kissinger's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 37 minutes Lofi Girl Portimao'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. Denmark's Mathias Ludvigsen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 40 minutes into the match, Denmark's Mikkel Wulff sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georges-Philippe Kissinger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chris Nygaard made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Chris Nygaard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Chris Nygaard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georges-Philippe Kissinger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bertram Svenningsen might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Georges-Philippe Kissinger. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bertram Svenningsen ran back to his position shaking his head. 57 minutes into the match, Denmark's Chris Nygaard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georges-Philippe Kissinger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denmark's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chris Nygaard in the 58th minute. Chris Nygaard made a great header on Denmark's corner, it was just that Lofi Girl Portimao's Georges-Philippe Kissinger managed to reach the ball for a save. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 63rd minute of the match. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafim Aragão kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Mikkel Wulff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikkel Wulff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A very nice done corner allowed Olav Graversen to score against Georges-Philippe Kissinger in Lofi Girl Portimao's goal. 2-1 after 78 minutes. If Carlos Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chris Nygaard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Chris Nygaard 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: 3-1. When the referee ended the match the Denmark players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.