National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10307 (Terracing: 7731, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stefan Greil got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miloš Absolon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Holger Hillerzeder didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Heli Moser fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Austria's protests and gave Heli Moser a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute, Heli Moser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 13 minutes, Lubomír Hůlka managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Czech Republic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lubomír Hůlka was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vavřinec Šeděnka was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stefan Greil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Austria's goalkeeper Ralf Beckers, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hustaz Kuzakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verner Knížek in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Ralf Beckers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Verner Knížek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Austria made a substitution. Bobbi Schweiger replaced Holger Hillerzeder. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Verner Knížek was the one to do the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Lubomír Hůlka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Austria's Ralf Beckers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 53rd match minute, U21 Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dustin Mudra to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Austria's Hustaz Kuzakov got a free kick in the 55th minute. U21 Czech Republic's Jan Jan was substituted for Miloš Absolon. Vavřinec Šeděnka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobbi Schweiger, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Heli Moser was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heli Moser didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, U21 Czech Republic's Ralf Beckers threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lubomír Hůlka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Austria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rudolf Skácel was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Czech Republic's players had a chance to rest. Franziskus Papachronopoulos lost his temper 72 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. U21 Czech Republic's Jakub Podzemský was substituted for Josef Oliva. 71 minutes into the game, one of U21 Austria:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ralf Beckers had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping Verner Knížek's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 74 minutes of play, U21 Czech Republic's Verner Knížek made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralf Beckers was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ralf Beckers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Verner Knížek in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Deckert didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes, U21 Czech Republic's Rudolf Skácel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ralf Beckers 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 U21 Czech Republic reached it. After a rather tough play, U21 Austria's Dustin Mudra got a free kick in the 89th minute. Lubomír Hůlka hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Vavřinec Šeděnka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Greil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Austria's Ralf Beckers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Austria from getting a goal against them. U21 Czech Republic played a much better game than U21 Austria and deserved their victory. The U21 Austria players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.