Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Luís Koffidis made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Daniels during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Het Koffiehuis got a freekick which was hit by Abel Daniels. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lennart De Lauw made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Nygaard in the 7th minute. Abel Daniels made in the 9th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Vincent Van Achten however managed to control. Denmark's Mikkel Wulff got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Denmark's Chris Nygaard slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lennart De Lauw. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. After 19 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Bjarne Kirkegaard. Pedro Luís Koffidis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keld Paulsen having to make a save. Lennart De Lauw showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikkel Wulff in the 22nd minute of the match. Simon Bendtsen's late challenge caught a Het Koffiehuis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Bendtsen helped the player get up and apologised. Denmark's Lars Steen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Chris-George De Middeleer, made in the 30th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Het Koffiehuis's Lennart De Lauw. Lennart De Lauw was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Het Koffiehuis's Robbie Wagemans got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Lennart De Lauw didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Koffidis in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikkel Wulff in the 38th minute of play forced Het Koffiehuis's goalkeeper Lennart De Lauw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chris Nygaard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mathias Ludvigsen kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Koffidis 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

If Olav Graversen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd match minute, Het Koffiehuis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaques Van Gertsuyden to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Het Koffiehuis's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Lennart De Lauw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vincent Van Achten's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Keld Paulsen firmly grabbed it by the left post. Chris Nygaard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lennart De Lauw having to interfere. If Vincent Van Achten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Het Koffiehuis's zone, Bertram Svenningsen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lennart De Lauw came out of the goal and Bertram Svenningsen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bertram Svenningsen struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Lennart De Lauw didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. If Robbie Wagemans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christoff Van Bets sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Simon Bendtsen hit a great ball. In the 97thth minute of the game Pedro Luís Koffidis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Denmark's Keld Paulsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Denmark had played much better football throughout.