Challenge

Denmark Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chris Nygaard took the kick off in the first half of the match. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lúcio Simão in the 2nd minute of play. After 3 minutes, Chris Nygaard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denmark and the Habilirows players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Denmark getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Chris Nygaard hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho Messias came free, but Keld Paulsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Denmark's Chris Nygaard dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Keld Paulsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Simão in the 11th minute of the match. Guilherme Garcia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Keld Paulsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Yoel Alfaro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Denmark's Simon Bendtsen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Edgar Grönlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Nygaard in the 20th minute. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Yoel Alfaro, made in the 23rd minute of the game. Edgar Grönlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Nygaard in the 27th minute. Chris Nygaard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Edgar Grönlund made a huge save. After some careless play in the Denmark defense, Celsinho Messias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keld Paulsen. The Denmark fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keld Paulsen should have stopped the shot. Habilirows's attentive Yoel Alfaro managed to snatch the ball when Mikkel Wulff made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. Celsinho Messias scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keld Paulsen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Celsinho Messias made the kick off in the second half. Celsinho Messias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keld Paulsen having to make a save. With a little luck, Denmark's Keld Paulsen got control of the ball when Guilherme Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Habilirows booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenn Skou didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Celsinho Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Habilirows's supporters rose to their feet, but Celsinho Messias 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. If Celsinho Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yoel Alfaro made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edip Malkoç during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mikkel Wulff blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edgar Grönlund having to make a save. Denmark's Bertram Svenningsen pulled a muscle in his leg after 66 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 66 minutes into the game, Amílton de Moraes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Habilirows's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Denmark the free kick. Denmark made a substitution. Malthe Lassen replaced Bertram Svenningsen. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Malthe Lassen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Malthe Lassen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edgar Grönlund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denmark's Keld Paulsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Messias in the 71st minute of play. Lucas Vidal struck a weak shot in the 73rd 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 Habilirows. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chris Nygaard in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgar Grönlund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guilherme Garcia got free with Keld Paulsen in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 89 minutes into the game, when Bjarne Kirkegaard put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Habilirows booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjarne Kirkegaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keld Paulsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Celsinho Messias in the 91st minute. In the 93rd match minute, Habilirows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoel Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. The Denmark supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Habilirows's performance. The match ended with a win for Habilirows.