Challenge

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manfredo Bueno kicked off to start the match. Simon Bendtsen kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Manfredo Buenos short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Keld Paulsen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Christiano Mangueira, made in the 14th minute of the game. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Nicholas Latifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SANTOS F.C's Manfredo Bueno got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, SANTOS F.C's Paulo Cruz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 28th minute of play forced SANTOS F.C's goalkeeper Nicholas Latifi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. SANTOS F.C'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. A collision led to SANTOS F.C getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Djalma Santos hit a great ball. Durvalino Guerra hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When Mathias Ludvigsen fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Mathias Ludvigsen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Mathias Ludvigsen hit a great ball. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by SANTOS F.C's Manfredo Bueno. But to his dismay, Manfredo Bueno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Douglas Basso struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Keld Paulsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SANTOS F.C. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chris Nygaard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the game Christiano Mangueira made a throw-in which George Öfverman played forward. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Chris Nygaard took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Nicholas Latifi to make any attempt to save it. In the 57th minute, George Öfverman made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Nicholas Latifi made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Chris Nygaard sent off a good shot on target. Christiano Mangueira got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Durvalino Guerra. Lars Steen's late challenge caught a SANTOS F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars Steen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Lars Steen hit a great ball. The supporters of SANTOS F.C booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Bendtsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. SANTOS F.C's Manfredo Bueno got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paulo Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mathias Ludvigsen hit a great ball. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfredo Bueno in the 73rd minute of play. Bertram Svenningsen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Denmark's attentive Olav Graversen managed to snatch the ball when Christiano Mangueira made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Christiano Mangueira with Paulo Cruz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfredo Bueno in the 81st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manfredo Bueno in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keld Paulsen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manfredo Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, SANTOS F.C's goalkeeper Nicholas Latifi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bertram Svenningsen. SANTOS F.C's Simão Sanches suffered a concussion after 89 minutes and had to leave the field. SANTOS F.C made a substitution. Lucas Arantes replaced Simão Sanches. The SANTOS F.C fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when SANTOS F.C's Manfredo Bueno looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Denmark's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.