Challenge

Privlaka Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Andrej Palković made the kick off and thus started the match. Keld Paulsen came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Povratnici's Andrej Palković. But to his dismay, Andrej Palković quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The throw-in from Rueben Hughes in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Simon Bendtsen. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrej Palković in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Povratnici's goalkeeper Višeslav Berend, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Višeslav Berend made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 18th minute of play. Mladen Gambiroža blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keld Paulsen having to make a save. Povratnici's Mladen Gambiroža got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andrej Palković scored 2-0 in the 23rd 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. 26 minutes into the game, Olav Graversen threw the ball into play from the sideline. Povratnici's Rueben Hughes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 34 played minutes Povratnici got a freekick which was hit by Mladen Gambiroža. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bertram Svenningsen in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Višeslav Berend prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduard Drljača kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Mikkel Wulff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Rueben Hughes in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Olav Graversen. A collision led to Povratnici getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Romeo Vrhovec hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Chris Nygaard made the kick off in the second half. When Lars Steen came up free with the goalie in the 51st 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 Lars Steen couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Simon Bendtsen got a free kick in the 60th minute. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrej Palković in the 61st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grga Frković during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Višeslav Berend was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Chris Nygaard. In the 75th match minute, Povratnici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grga Frković to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Romeo Vrhovec in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Theis Winther. In the 83rd minute, Fran Davidović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrej Palković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrej Palković in the 88th minute of play. The Povratnici fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Povratnici's Andrej Palković looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 94th match minute, Povratnici was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mladen Gambiroža to maneuver through the defense. Višeslav Berend showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Nygaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Povratnici support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.