National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Austria's Daniel Tschida started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the last second Mänsur Rzayev throw himself and got hold of the ball when Daniel Tschida in the 6thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a rather tough play, Azerbaijan's Mikayıl Malişov got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 9 minutes, Aqşin Aläkbärov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azerbaijan and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 9 played minutes Azerbaijan got a freekick which was hit by Aqşin Aläkbärov. Azerbaijan's Mänsur Rzayev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Tschida in the 11th minute of play. In the 12thth minute of the game Daniel Tschida who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Azerbaijan's Mänsur Rzayev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Daniel Tschida put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mänsur Rzayev. In the 16th minute of the match, Daniel Tschida got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mänsur Rzayev was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 17th minute Austria were awarded a corner. Ovidiu Adrian went to the cornerflag to take it. Austria's Tibor Bäuschlein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mänsur Rzayev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aqil Mövsümov in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hans-Jürgen Pötscher prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Adib Ovi's late challenge caught a Azerbaijan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adib Ovi helped the player get up and apologised. Adib Ovi hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aqil Mövsümov in the 24th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Aqil Mövsümov made a precise shot to the right of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mänsur Rzayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Tschida in the 29th minute of the match. A hard shot 33 in the game by Daniel Tschida from a close distance when the talented Mänsur Rzayev managed to make a qualified save. Azerbaijan's players were relieved. 35 minutes into the match, Daniel Tschida dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mänsur Rzayev, 2-1. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şair Baloğlanov went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Daniel Tschida blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mänsur Rzayev having to make a save. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şair Baloğlanov in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Aqil Mövsümov made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonas Hautot in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mänsur Rzayev saved Azerbaijan from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aqil Mövsümov got free with Hans-Jürgen Pötscher in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute Jonas Hautot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mänsur Rzayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mänsur Rzayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael-Jan Schönberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Tschida scored 3-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mänsur Rzayev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Häsrät Azamämmädov, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Azerbaijan's Mänsur Rzayev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Hautot in the 72nd minute of play. Mänsur Rzayev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael-Jan Schönberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience was convinced that Jonas Hautot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mänsur Rzayev was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Tibor Bäuschlein hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Azerbaijan defense, Jonas Hautot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mänsur Rzayev. The Azerbaijan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mänsur Rzayev should have stopped the shot. Mänsur Rzayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Hautot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Jonas Hautot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mänsur Rzayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hautot in the 87th minute of play forced Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Mänsur Rzayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mänsur Rzayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hautot in the 89th minute of the match. Mänsur Rzayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hautot in the 94th minute of the match. Austria's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.