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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dennis-Sven Borgmann made the kick off which started today's match. Lütfi Özer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lothar Demski, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Charlie Schiller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Lütfi Özer made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charlie Schiller got free with Lütfi Özer in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute, David Kuntz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Peter Freeh was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Meikel Borgloh hit a great ball. Lütfi Özer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Schiller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, Otfried Lohn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germany's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Austria the free kick. After a rather tough play, Germany's Otfried Lohn got a free kick in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Dennis-Sven Borgmann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Freeh was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Dennis-Sven Borgmann spun around in front of the goal 17 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Germany's goal. Lütfi Özer made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Erasmus Woyke sent off a good shot on target. Lütfi Özer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lothar Demski in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Charlie Schiller dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lütfi Özer, 1-1. With a little luck, Austria's Lütfi Özer got control of the ball when Otfried Lohn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peter Freeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Kuntz in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, Austria's Lütfi Özer got control of the ball when Otfried Lohn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lütfi Özer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmus Woyke, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Lothar Demski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lütfi Özer having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Niklas Therre dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lütfi Özer, 2-1. Austria's Lütfi Özer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Austria from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Lothar Demski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lütfi Özer was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 45th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Atilla Türkoğlu went to the cornerflag to take it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Austria made a substitution. Mark Mäe replaced Dennis-Sven Borgmann. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lothar Demski to strike the kick off in the second half. Lütfi Özer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charlie Schiller in the 54th minute of the match. Germany's Peter Freeh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Mäe in the 56th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Germany's goalie and right to Marc Gruenewald. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Germany's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Peter Freeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Kuntz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lothar Demski in the 63rd minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Lütfi Özer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Krölls came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Peter Freeh could save by the left post. In the 66th minute Austria were awarded a corner. David Kuntz went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Marc Gruenewald managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lothar Demski in the 69th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Lütfi Özer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Erasmus Woyke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute, David Kuntz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Peter Freeh made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when David Kuntz sent off a good shot on target. Peter Freeh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Mäe in the 78th minute of play. With his leg Peter Freeh managed to avoid a goal in the 80thth minute, when Austria's Mark Mäe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marc Gruenewald was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Austria's Lütfi Özer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kjetil Wirths in the 90th minute of play. Hermann Nagel struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Peter Freeh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austria. Niklas Therre kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mark Mäe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Freeh was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Austria players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Germany.