Challenge

Arena Sanok
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Harnaś Sanok's Miroslaw Teofila 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. Barnaba Motowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 3rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miroslaw Teofila got free with Keld Paulsen in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Barnaba Motowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Bogdan Kaczor was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Denmark. Chris Nygaard stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Barnaba Motowski. 0-1. If Waldemar Laba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Mieszko Solecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 played minutes FC Harnaś Sanok got a freekick which was hit by Olgierd Haskiewicz. Bertram Svenningsen struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Barnaba Motowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Olgierd Haskiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Barnaba Motowski came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Chris Nygaard. But to his dismay, Chris Nygaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Waldemar Laba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Chris Nygaard came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Denmark fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chris Nygaard couldn't finish the play. Bertram Svenningsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barnaba Motowski having to interfere. Chris Nygaard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Barnaba Motowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barnaba Motowski was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 45th minute of play forced FC Harnaś Sanok's goalkeeper Barnaba Motowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Harnaś Sanok players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Denmark were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chris Nygaard was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Harnaś Sanok's Olgierd Haskiewicz got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Harnaś Sanok's goalkeeper Barnaba Motowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chris Nygaard might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Barnaba Motowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chris Nygaard ran back to his position shaking his head. When Olav Graversen fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denmark's protests and gave Olav Graversen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Olav Graversen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Chris Nygaard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Barnaba Motowski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Denmark's Olav Graversen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cyprian Michnik in the 75 minute of the game. Olgierd Haskiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. A hard shot by Chris Nygaard from long distance, 78 minutes into the match, got Barnaba Motowski's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Denmark were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after FC Harnaś Sanok's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Chris Nygaard took the corner. Chris Nygaard made a great header on Denmark's corner, it was just that FC Harnaś Sanok's Barnaba Motowski managed to reach the ball for a save. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Laba in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Chris Nygaard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Barnaba Motowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 91st match minute, Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Steen to maneuver through the defense. Denmark played a much better game than FC Harnaś Sanok and deserved their victory. The FC Harnaś Sanok players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.