Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viktoras Natsikas got the match started through his kick off. Trifon Iraklideas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trifon Iraklideas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 4th minute of play. Bertram Svenningsen scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trifon Iraklideas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 19th minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Trifon Iraklideas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Viktoras Dentzas'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. Viktoras Dentzas helped the player get up and apologised. Viktoras Dentzas kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. Vakoufi Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Nygaard ran over to the corner to take the kick. 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 Trifon Iraklideas quite easily take care of the ball. Trifon Iraklideas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Bendtsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trifon Iraklideas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Viktoras Natsikas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Akakios Vogiatzakis came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Vakoufi Utd 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 Akakios Vogiatzakis couldn't finish the play. Zacharias Papagiannoulis struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Keld Paulsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vakoufi Utd. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Nygaard in the 36th minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Trifon Iraklideas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trifon Iraklideas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 38th minute of play. Trifon Iraklideas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Nygaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bertram Svenningsen kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Vakoufi Utd's Viktoras Natsikas got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Trifon Iraklideas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trifon Iraklideas saved Vakoufi Utd from getting behind. Viktoras Natsikas kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Chris Nygaard made the kick off in the second half. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamatis Saltamaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The supporters of Denmark booed when Vakoufi Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgos Aggeliou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trifon Iraklideas was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Chris Nygaard. Akakios Vogiatzakis'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. Akakios Vogiatzakis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Vakoufi Utd getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Akakios Vogiatzakis hit a great ball. Trifon Iraklideas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 63rd minute of play. After 66 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Simon Bendtsen. The audience was convinced that Zacharias Papagiannoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keld Paulsen was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. If Akakios Vogiatzakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Trifon Iraklideas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Chris Nygaard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Trifon Iraklideas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 82 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's Viktoras Dentzas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Keld Paulsen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Trifon Iraklideas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chris Nygaard's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trifon Iraklideas was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Trifon Iraklideas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chris Nygaard. Nikos Panteloulis made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Theis Winther. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trifon Iraklideas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute Viktoras Natsikas 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.