Challenge

Filfla Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leon Mifsud took the kick off in the first half of the match. Chris Nygaard took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aaron Tonna. Aaron Tonna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Tonna was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Aaron Tonna was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Filfla United's goalie prevented a goal. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 19 minutes into the game, Bertram Svenningsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aaron Tonna was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lars Steen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Aaron Tonna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Aaron Tonna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Chris Nygaard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aaron Tonna. Filfla United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chris Nygaard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Filfla United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tonna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Theis Winther with Chris Nygaard as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Denmark's Chris Nygaard in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Filfla United's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Tonna was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Julian Trigona made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kurt Satariano. 45 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Aaron Tonna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chris Nygaard to make the kick off. With his leg Aaron Tonna managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Denmark's Chris Nygaard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 58 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goalkeeper Aaron Tonna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chris Nygaard. 61 minutes into the game, Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Tonna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Aaron Tonna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 65th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Filfla United's Aaron Tonna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goal looked a bit too open when Bertram Svenningsen came free, but Aaron Tonna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Tonna didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Denmark's Chris Nygaard shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. With an all-out effort, Denmark's Aaron Tonna threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chris Nygaard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Kenn Skou with Bertram Svenningsen as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Tonna saved Filfla United from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Tonna was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Filfla United's goalkeeper Aaron Tonna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bertram Svenningsen. 80 minutes into the game, Denmark's Chris Nygaard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Tonna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Kenn Skou hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kenn Skou during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chris Nygaard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Aaron Tonna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lars Steen struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Aaron Tonna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. After 92 minutes of play, Denmark's Chris Nygaard made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aaron Tonna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denmark's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.