Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Chris Nygaard started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 8 minutes Denmark's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robbie Wagemans who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Van Achten in the 10th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Vincent Van Achten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Van Achten in the 13th minute of play forced Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mikkel Wulff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute, Christoff Van Bets made a precise shot to the right of Keld Paulsen. Denmark's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Denmark's attentive Bertram Svenningsen managed to snatch the ball when Chris-George De Middeleer made a throw-in in the 31st minute of the game. Lennart De Lauw made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Chris Nygaard sent off a good shot on target. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abel Daniels, made in the 37th minute of the game. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Koffidis in the 40th minute of play. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Koffidis in the 42nd minute of play. Denmark's attentive Theis Winther managed to snatch the ball when Abel Daniels made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the game, Pedro Luís Koffidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Keld Paulsen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Luís Koffidis made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 53rd minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Lennart De Lauw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lennart De Lauw saved Het Koffiehuis from getting behind. If Pedro Luís Koffidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lennart De Lauw was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. After 59 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Bertram Svenningsen. Abel Daniels made in the 63rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Vincent Van Achten. Bjarne Kirkegaard charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bjarne Kirkegaard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 71 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Bjarne Kirkegaard. Lars Steen hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Robbie Wagemans kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 81 minutes into the game, when Theis Winther put in a rough tackle. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Denmark! In the 89thth minute of the game Bertram Svenningsen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Het Koffiehuis's Lennart De Lauw was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Denmark's Olav Graversen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abel Daniels, made in the 95th minute of the game. Chris-George De Middeleer made in the 97th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Lars Steen. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Vincent Van Achten got a free kick in the 98th minute. The Denmark manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Het Koffiehuis to win.