Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Osvaldo Bernat started the match with the kick off. Osvaldo Bernat took the ball and in the 6 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. In the 10th match minute, Flonaldo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Wållander to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th 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. Ralf Bergfelt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Flonaldo FC's Emanuel Berglund got a free kick in the 29th minute. Helge Lundkvist charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Helge Lundkvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Flonaldo FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Helge Lundkvist hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Flonaldo FC defense, Chris Nygaard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Bergfelt. The Flonaldo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Bergfelt should have stopped the shot. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Ralf Bergfelt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Emanuel Berglund'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. Emanuel Berglund helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th match minute, Flonaldo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Berglund to maneuver through the defense. 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.

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. 54 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Bernat came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Bernat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Denmark's Theis Winther quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Axel Wållander, made in the 57th minute of the game. In the 58th match minute, Flonaldo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Kemper to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Theis Winther hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osvaldo Bernat might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Keld Paulsen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osvaldo Bernat ran back to his position shaking his head. Bertram Svenningsen struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ralf Bergfelt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Ralf Bergfelt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 72nd minute of the match. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Osvaldo Bernat sent off a good shot on target. Ralf Bergfelt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Jan Kemper fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keld Paulsen having to interfere. Ralf Bergfelt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the game, Axel Wållander threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Theis Winther quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ralf Bergfelt came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Chris Nygaard. But to his dismay, Chris Nygaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Denmark's Theis Winther managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Axel Wållander in the 89 minute of the game. After some careless play in the Flonaldo FC defense, Chris Nygaard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Bergfelt. The Flonaldo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Bergfelt should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Osvaldo Bernat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Flonaldo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldo Bernat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Keld Paulsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.