Challenge

BARLAD ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bogdan Gurgui got the match started through his kick off. Adrian Mercea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th match minute, F.C.BARLAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Aliuta to maneuver through the defense. Denmark's attentive Olav Graversen managed to snatch the ball when Iustinian Cucu made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Octav Cretan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octav Cretan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 17th minute of play. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Bogdan Gurgui tried to sneak it across the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Arghir in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Olav Graversen. Chris Nygaard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Octav Cretan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octav Cretan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Edgar Arghir hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Octav Cretan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Rareș Vârlan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Keld Paulsen, 1-0. Octav Cretan came out of the goal in the 39th 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 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olav Graversen in the 44th minute of play forced F.C.BARLAD's goalkeeper Octav Cretan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, F.C.BARLAD's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Octav Cretan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

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. Octav Cretan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chris Nygaard showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. Octav Cretan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chris Nygaard showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. 1-4 became the score in the 59th minute when Chris Nygaard elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edgar Arghir, made in the 63rd minute of the game. With his leg Octav Cretan managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Denmark's Chris Nygaard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Octav Cretan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to F.C.BARLAD getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Edgar Arghir hit a great ball. The supporters of Denmark booed when F.C.BARLAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Călin Târban didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Chris Nygaard put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Octav Cretan. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Gurgui in the 83rd minute of play. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octav Cretan having to interfere. Octav Cretan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Steen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Călin Târban fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C.BARLAD's protests and gave Călin Târban a yellow card for diving instead. Denmark made a substitution. Malthe Lassen replaced Bertram Svenningsen. Octav Cretan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malthe Lassen in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Octav Cretan, 1-7. When the match was over Denmark could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C.BARLAD throughout the match.