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. Timoteo Rufo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Etxatxu in the 3rd minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Ulises Blai in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Olav Graversen. 9 minutes in the game Ulises Blai did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Aaron Rodriguez. Adolfo Colon hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th 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: 1-0. Kenn Skou hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timoteo Rufo in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Emilio Etxatxu made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Constantino Mel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 30th match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Ludvigsen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Rufo in the 34th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Constantino Mel was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Chris Nygaard capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chris Nygaard really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 45th minute, Chris Nygaard 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: 3-1.

If Bertram Svenningsen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulises Blai charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulises Blai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ulises Blai got a throw-in 56 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Samuel Isaio. Thanks to some nice moves Timoteo Rufo could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Keld Paulsen however easily saved by the left post. Bertram Svenningsen took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Constantino Mel. Constantino Mel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Constantino Mel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 67th minute of play. Denmark's attentive Olav Graversen managed to snatch the ball when Ulises Blai made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. Constantino Mel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Ulises Blai threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Denmark's Bjarne Kirkegaard got a free kick in the 75th minute. Constantino Mel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chris Nygaard went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Scofield! The referee gave Denmark a penalty, 87 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Chris Nygaard, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Scofield's Constantino Mel. 6-1. After 90 minutes, Samuel Isaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scofield and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. Constantino Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Isaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.