Challenge

MRT Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Denmark's Chris Nygaard started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Igor Tworek's late challenge caught a Denmark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Tworek helped the player get up and apologised. Igor Tworek kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Iwan Wielgopolski charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iwan Wielgopolski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, FC Graal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwan Wielgopolski to maneuver through the defense. After 6 played minutes, Denmark's Chris Nygaard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julian Karaszkiewicz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Denmark reached it. Julian Karaszkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 7th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on Denmark's corner Chris Nygaard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Julian Karaszkiewicz quite easily take care of the ball. Bertram Svenningsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Julian Karaszkiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Graal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chris Nygaard was slow to take the kick. During this time Denmark's players had a chance to rest. Julian Karaszkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Graal getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kajetan Anszczak hit a great ball. After 24th play minutes Chris Nygaard shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Julian Karaszkiewicz and just under the crossbar into goal. Lucjan Lamczyk in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Keld Paulsen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 32nd minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Karaszkiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes in the game Igor Tworek did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Roch Slazak. In the 44th minute, Chris Nygaard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julian Karaszkiewicz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Denmark were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lucjan Lamczyk to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucjan Lamczyk in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keld Paulsen saved Denmark from getting behind. In the 55th minute Ziemowit Filipkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keld Paulsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Julian Karaszkiewicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Chris Nygaard might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Karaszkiewicz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chris Nygaard ran back to his position shaking his head. A hard shot 78 in the game by Chris Nygaard from a close distance when the talented Julian Karaszkiewicz managed to make a qualified save. FC Graal's players were relieved. In the 79th minute, Lars Steen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Karaszkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 82nd minute of play. If Chris Nygaard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keld Paulsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Filipkowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denmark's attentive Simon Bendtsen managed to snatch the ball when Igor Tworek made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. After 95 played minutes, FC Graal's Iwan Wielgopolski shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Keld Paulsen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Graal reached it. When Lucjan Lamczyk fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Graal's protests and gave Lucjan Lamczyk a yellow card for diving instead. 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.