Danmark 3 - 0 Suomi (376979424)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and S.W.A.T. Park saw a crowd turnout of 212960. Jooa Silokivi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Damon Oto and Nigel Spinks. Danmark started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Ølholm - Helgesen, Amdi Nielsen, Bryde Andersen - Jacobsen, Skøtt, Gamst, Cold, Moseholt - Skoge, Tollerud.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Suomi. The following players had been chosen: Hämäläinen - Kesti, Pahkajärvi, Virta - Pekki, Nydahl, Lönnblad, Sanden, Jaakkola - Peltoniemi, Arpiainen.

Danmark fans held their breath as M. Bryde Andersen scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! A. Lönnblad made a run for the goal 32 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. M. Bryde Andersen unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, T. Skoge got himself booked. The manager of Danmark was not happy. T. Jacobsen managed to make an excellent pass from the flank, but N. Tollerud was not as skillfull in scoring. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Danmark claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Danmark's T. Skoge increasing the lead to 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Danmark lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Sanjola was called on to replace Suomi's P. Nydahl after 60 minutes following a nasty collision. 65 minutes in, V. Sanden made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but T. Ølholm refused to let the ball slip by him. The Danmark players could smell victory in the air. J. Gamst wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for K. Kipkoech after 70 minutes. With 72 minutes played, M. Bryde Andersen could have brought this one home for Danmark as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. As the match clock reached 74 minutes, Danmark's organisation began to suffer due to a lack of experience. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Danmark scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for M. Bryde Andersen after 74 minutes. The bench was restless, and with 88 minutes passed Suomi's coach gave A. Syrjänen the opportunity the player had been hoping for. L. Jaakkola reluctantly left the field. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Suomi's A. Hämäläinen was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 89 minutes. M. Neva was given a chance to change things around. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Danmark, with 56 percent of the ball.

T. Ølholm performed admirably for Danmark. However, K. Amdi Nielsen made a disastrous appearance. Suomi's best player was V. Sanden. A. Syrjänen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.