Challenge

Pehlivanköy Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Atıf Lebib took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 4 played minutes Pehlivanköy got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Gurbet. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış Çile having to interfere. After 11 minutes, Ali Atıf Lebib made it 1-0 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. Keld Paulsen made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Akil İslam sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Pehlivanköy getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mustafa Gurbet hit a great ball. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Mustafa Barış Çile didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pehlivanköy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! In the 22nd minute there was a penalty for Denmark. Chris Nygaard stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mustafa Barış Çile. 1-1. In the 29th minute, Nuri Kaan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Mustafa Barış Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 minutes, Mustafa Gurbet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pehlivanköy and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pehlivanköy getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Mustafa Gurbet hit a great ball. Mustafa Gurbet hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Bertram Svenningsen came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Denmark 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 Bertram Svenningsen couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the match, Pehlivanköy's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Mustafa Barış Çile reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Lars Steen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Atıf Lebib in the 43rd minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Atıf Lebib in the 44th minute of play. Pehlivanköy's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ali Atıf Lebib in the 45th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Denmark's goalie and right to Mustafa Gurbet. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Denmark's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chris Nygaard to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Mustafa Barış Çile was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th 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. Mustafa Barış Çile breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mustafa Barış Çile stood somewhat misplaced when Chris Nygaard came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 58 minute. Bertram Svenningsen scored 1-4 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mustafa Barış Çile, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış Çile having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pehlivanköy's zone, Chris Nygaard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustafa Barış Çile 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. After 77 played minutes Pehlivanköy got a freekick which was hit by Nuri Kaan. Mustafa Barış Çile stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After 83 minutes Pehlivanköy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chris Nygaard who took care of the corner kick. Denmark's Chris Nygaard was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mustafa Barış Çile in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Atıf Lebib, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Mustafa Barış Çile didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Bjarne Kirkegaard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match was over Denmark could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pehlivanköy throughout the match.