Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chris Nygaard made the kick off which started today's match. Côme Bedos kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd 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. Pierre-Olivier Couronne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcel Bourdel made a great header on Planète Marseille's corner, it was just that Denmark's Keld Paulsen managed to reach the ball for a save. After 10 minutes, Bertram Svenningsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denmark and the Planète Marseille players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Simon Bendtsen hit a great ball. Redouane Loux's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Redouane Loux helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes Planète Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Redouane Loux. In the 16th minute Bertram Svenningsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Olivier Couronne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Bertram Svenningsen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pierre-Olivier Couronne. The goal made the score 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th 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. Pierre-Olivier Couronne breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 32nd minute, Bertram Svenningsen 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: 2-0. If Côme Bedos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Pierre-Olivier Couronne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anatole Duchâtel struck a weak shot in the 43rd 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 Planète Marseille. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Redouane Loux, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Chris Nygaard put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pierre-Olivier Couronne. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Redouane Loux tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Planète Marseille's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pierre-Olivier Couronne came out of the goal and Chris Nygaard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Redouane Loux's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Keld Paulsen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 65th minute of play forced Planète Marseille's goalkeeper Pierre-Olivier Couronne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simon Bendtsen was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The supporters of Denmark booed when Planète Marseille was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Côme Bedos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pierre-Olivier Couronne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Côme Bedos hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Planète Marseille's Pierre-Olivier Couronne. Pierre-Olivier Couronne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Redouane Loux hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Planète Marseille's Pierre-Olivier Couronne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. Planète Marseille'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. Pierre-Olivier Couronne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes, Bjarne Kirkegaard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denmark and the Planète Marseille players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Bjarne Kirkegaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Pierre-Olivier Couronne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denmark's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.