National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Helmuth Vindelbo started the match with the kick off. Machado Assis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Đorđije Élisabeth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Helmuth Vindelbo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antero Linhares having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helmuth Vindelbo in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Denmark getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Lucas Folsgaard hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Helmuth Vindelbo made a precise shot to the right of Antero Linhares. U21 Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ivaylo Yordanov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Đorđije Élisabeth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivaylo Yordanov in the 38th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

U21 Portugal's Fernando Couto was substituted for Adam George. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivaylo Yordanov made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Harold Truesen threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Portugal's Machado Assis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Denmark's Helmuth Vindelbo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Antero Linhares. That made the score 0-2 after 54 minutes of play. A throw-in in the 57th minute of the game was made by Harold Truesen with Sonni Engklint as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to U21 Denmark getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Sonni Engklint hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helmuth Vindelbo in the 64th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Denmark's Đorđije Élisabeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Machado Assis in the 65th minute of play. Antero Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helmuth Vindelbo in the 70th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jens Borges during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jens Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. U21 Denmark's Abraham Helmersen was substituted for Albert Neerholt. U21 Denmark's Habakkuk Asprilla was substituted for Helmuth Vindelbo. U21 Denmark made a substitution. Thorlejf Hestbek replaced Johnny Büsing. In the 73rd match minute, U21 Denmark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jens Borges to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivaylo Yordanov in the 74th minute of play forced U21 Denmark's goalkeeper Đorđije Élisabeth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Denmark's Đorđije Élisabeth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivaylo Yordanov in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Habakkuk Asprilla dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Antero Linhares, 0-3. U21 Portugal's Richard Dawkins was substituted for Ivaylo Yordanov. Antero Linhares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Habakkuk Asprilla in the 86th minute. A hard shot 88 in the game by Habakkuk Asprilla from a close distance when the talented Antero Linhares managed to make a qualified save. U21 Portugal's players were relieved. 94 minutes into the match, U21 Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Dawkins came free, but Đorđije Élisabeth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's Richard Dawkins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Đorđije Élisabeth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Although U21 Portugal had been in control for most of the match, U21 Denmark still came away with the win.