Challenge

Baez Monumental
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thalis Papazisis got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Olav Graversen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keld Paulsen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thalis Papazisis's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 10th minute of play forced Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Baez FC's Keld Paulsen threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thalis Papazisis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 13th minute, Thalis Papazisis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Keld Paulsen. The goal made the score 1-0. After 15 minutes, Thalis Papazisis made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Denmark's Keld Paulsen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Thalis Papazisis came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Baez FC 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 Thalis Papazisis couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Keld Paulsen. That made the score 5-0 after 27 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the game, Frank De Jong threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Thalis Papazisis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keld Paulsen. The Denmark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keld Paulsen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 34th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baez FC were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Denmark's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ruperto Ralondo took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Danilo Zárate heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Ni Zhen Feng came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Baez FC 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 Ni Zhen Feng couldn't finish the play. Thalis Papazisis scored 7-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keld Paulsen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a great ball. Ruperto Ralondo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Keld Paulsen. Denmark's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

When Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Denmark's goalie prevented a goal. Baez FC were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Denmark's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ruperto Ralondo took the corner. The corner led Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis to fire away a dangerous shot which Keld Paulsen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Zhen Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Frank De Jong in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen. With an all-out effort, Denmark's Horacio Jesus Carvallo threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chris Nygaard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Bendtsen during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 66th minute of play. Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis managed to work through Denmark's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Thalis Papazisis dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Keld Paulsen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ni Zhen Feng went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. After 78 minutes of play, Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Keld Paulsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lars Steen hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Ralondo in the 86th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ni Zhen Feng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. Bertram Svenningsen hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Baez FC's Thalis Papazisis got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Baez FC had won after a very even match.