Challenge

SNIPERS HOUSE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doru Băieșu got the match started through his kick off. Keld Paulsen was out of position in the 2 minute of play, and Doru Băieșu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Doru Băieșu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Dalmo Ferreira made in the 6th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gilvan Veloso immediately put the ball in play. 7 minutes into the match, Denmark's goalkeeper Keld Paulsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilvan Veloso. SNIPER's Júlio Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doru Băieșu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Keld Paulsen made a huge save. Marcinho Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 17th minute of play. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Băieșu in the 18th minute of the match. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Júlio Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot. SNIPER's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Valle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Keld Paulsen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Keld Paulsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilvan Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The corner led Denmark's Chris Nygaard to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcinho Donatello despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 33rd match minute, SNIPER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jardel Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. Marcinho Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertram Svenningsen in the 35th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Silvinho Trancoso in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Mikkel Wulff. In the 39th minute Júlio Valle 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. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Simon Bendtsen hit a great ball. Gilvan Veloso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Keld Paulsen made a huge save. Denmark's Keld Paulsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Denmark from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Denmark's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leoš Dočkal was slow to take the kick. During this time SNIPER's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Dalmo Ferreira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Denmark's Keld Paulsen did a great save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

If Lars Steen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd match minute, SNIPER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doru Băieșu to maneuver through the defense. In the 56thth minute of the game Chris Nygaard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SNIPER's Marcinho Donatello was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The throw-in from Dalmo Ferreira in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. After 62 played minutes SNIPER got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Ferreira. Lars Steen hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Ediberto Tinoco hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Chris Nygaard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Chris Nygaard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcinho Donatello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Júlio Valle recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rd minute, Denmark's Mathias Ludvigsen seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mathias Ludvigsen the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Denmark protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mathias Ludvigsen had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 85 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Băieșu came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Denmark's Marcinho Donatello threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mikkel Wulff, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by SNIPER'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. 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 Marcinho Donatello quite easily take care of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lars Steen during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SNIPER booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Steen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doru Băieșu in the 92nd minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Silvinho Trancoso in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Olav Graversen. After having played for 95 minutes, Júlio Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SNIPER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SNIPER fans cheered their team off the field, for while Denmark had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.