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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. Kim Thimgaard started the match with the kick off. Jiří Kaleja hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 3 played minutes, Denmark's Kim Thimgaard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karel Prokůpek came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Denmark reached it. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Karel Prokůpek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Denmark were awarded a corner. Kim Thimgaard went to the cornerflag to take it. After 9 minutes Czech Republic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kim Thimgaard who took care of the corner kick. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Czech Republic's Vladimír Vraštil made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miki Kristiansen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 16 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Eilif Vennersborg came free, but Karel Prokůpek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karel Prokůpek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard in the 17th minute of play. Denmark's Miki Kristiansen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petr Till in the 18th minute of play. In the 24th minute Czech Republic were awarded a corner. Čestmír Miksa went to the cornerflag to take it. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Denmark's Eilif Vennersborg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karel Prokůpek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Czech Republic's Vladimír Vraštil in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Denmark's goalie prevented a goal. When Denmark's Kim Thimgaard in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. Petr Till received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Miki Kristiansen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

After having played for 51 minutes, Hassan Elling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denmark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hassan Elling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fredrik Kræmer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Denmark's goal looked a bit too open when Čestmír Miksa came free, but Miki Kristiansen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Hassan Elling notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Czech Republic's Karel Prokůpek. Karel Prokůpek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Through an outstanding action, after 60 minutes, Karel Prokůpek successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 65 minutes into the match, Kim Thimgaard dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Karel Prokůpek, 1-3. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kim Thimgaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Vladimír Vraštil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Czech Republic's Karel Prokůpek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Czech Republic from getting a goal against them. Karel Prokůpek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kim Thimgaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The Denmark players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.