Challenge

Sjukstugan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jesper Vollander got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 11th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Christer Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertram Svenningsen in the 17th minute of play forced ZigZag Athletic's goalkeeper Christer Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christer Söder saved ZigZag Athletic from getting behind. Christer Söder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Harry Houdini got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 36th minute, Henrik Hedenskog fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Keld Paulsen, passed just outside the right post. In the 37th minute Jesper Vollander 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. 40 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christer Söder. ZigZag Athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chris Nygaard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malte Fredriksson during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Malte Fredriksson got a free kick in the 46th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christer Söder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Denmark were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chris Nygaard was the one to do the kick off. ZigZag Athletic's Christer Söder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikkel Wulff in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th match minute, ZigZag Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Houdini to maneuver through the defense. ZigZag Athletic's Folke Bengtsson was substituted for Henrik Hedenskog. ZigZag Athletic's Kjell Boberg was substituted for Per-Olof Brolin. Denmark's Lars Steen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jack Låsberg in the 62 minute of the game. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute ZigZag Athletic were awarded a corner. Kjell Boberg went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 70th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenn Skou to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes, Jack Låsberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZigZag Athletic and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Jack Låsberg got a free kick in the 74th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Bertram Svenningsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Bertram Svenningsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christer Söder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, ZigZag Athletic's Harry Houdini got a free kick in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Kenn Skou got a free kick in the 78th minute. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicki Nick in the 79th minute of play. When Nicki Nick came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the ZigZag Athletic fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicki Nick couldn't finish the play. When Harry Houdini fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZigZag Athletic's protests and gave Harry Houdini a yellow card for diving instead. Harry Houdini hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The ZigZag Athletic support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.