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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Mato Špišić started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Robin Erbler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mato Špišić in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mato Špišić got free with Robin Erbler in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucijan Zec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Laufenberg in the 13th minute of the match. Časlav Plazibat hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Timo Kaltenbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute Timo Kaltenbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucijan Zec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robin Erbler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mato Špišić in the 33rd minute of play. U21 Austria's Robin Erbler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mato Špišić in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damir Mandarić got free with Robin Erbler in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Austria's zone, Vinícius I stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robin Erbler came out of the goal and Vinícius I tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robin Erbler made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Mato Špišić sent off a good shot on target. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Timo Kaltenbach made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Jan-Moritz Busse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucijan Zec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Damir Mandarić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucijan Zec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Ulrich in the 63rd minute of the match. Timo Kaltenbach kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. U21 Austria's Michael Köhn was substituted for Jan-Moritz Busse. Robin Erbler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mato Špišić in the 71st minute of the match. Timo Kaltenbach could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Lucijan Zec made a huge save. Mato Špišić scored 1-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robin Erbler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mato Špišić scored 2-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robin Erbler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Sven-Christian Zupancic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stjepko Ledenko in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Robin Erbler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Erbler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damir Mandarić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucijan Zec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Köhn in the 91st minute of play. Mato Špišić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robin Erbler having to interfere. Damir Mandarić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Croatia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.