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Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joan Miró made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Joan Miró's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius-Lasse Sandkühler was relentless in the 2nd minute of the game. Josep Bargallo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephan-Andreas Mayr in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Austria getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Michael Hertel hit a great ball. The supporters of U21 Spain booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Schertz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes U21 Austria's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mike González who took care of the corner kick. U21 Spain's Rai Eibar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Julius-Lasse Sandkühler in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 19 played minutes U21 Austria got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Anders. Joan Miró recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julius-Lasse Sandkühler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastia Redondo in the 24th minute of the match. U21 Spain were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after U21 Austria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mike González took the corner. U21 Austria's Julius-Lasse Sandkühler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Austria from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Schertz in the 30th minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Josep Bargallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Locaio Morales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Joan Miró came free, but Julius-Lasse Sandkühler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Austria's Julius-Lasse Sandkühler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Austria from getting a goal against them. Josep Bargallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Schertz in the 45th minute of the match. After 45 played minutes U21 Spain got a freekick which was hit by Locaio Morales. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hans Schertz during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute Hans Schertz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josep Bargallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joan Miró's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius-Lasse Sandkühler was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. U21 Spain's Ioseba Gutierrez was substituted for Mike González. U21 Spain made a substitution. Ferman Esperta replaced Rai Eibar. After a rather tough play, U21 Austria's Oliver Anders got a free kick in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joan Miró in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julius-Lasse Sandkühler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oliver Anders hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mario Diling during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mario Diling hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. When Joan Miró came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the U21 Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joan Miró couldn't finish the play. The corner ended in Marcelo Lopez de Toro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Austria's Julius-Lasse Sandkühler did a great save. Julius-Lasse Sandkühler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferman Esperta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Vasko Sand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julius-Lasse Sandkühler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julius-Lasse Sandkühler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vasko Sand in the 93rd minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Austria walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.