Friendly League

Magpie Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Stephan Rutledge could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Henning Sæmer made a huge save. The supporters of FC Nordsjælland booed when Elderslie Magpies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dioskouroi Zahakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Elderslie Magpies getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Atila Punta hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Dimitar Berbatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Voller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Eberhardt Sarbak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Dioskouroi Zahakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jørgen Otteskov charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jørgen Otteskov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jørgen Otteskov hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Atila Punta put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Henning Sæmer. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Atila Punta to make the kick off. Daniel Svensson charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Svensson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 54 played minutes FC Nordsjælland got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Svensson. 58 minutes into the match, FC Nordsjælland's goal looked a bit too open when Berkeley Huther came free, but Henning Sæmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute Dimitar Berbatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Voller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Nordsjælland booed when Elderslie Magpies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pere Villanueva didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 71 played minutes FC Nordsjælland got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Svensson. Henning Sæmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atila Punta in the 72nd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Ralph Gorham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Atila Punta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.