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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Nico-Pascal Kapteina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. U21 Austria's Adem Ferrari got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Russia's goalkeeper Sergey Sabadash had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nico-Pascal Kapteina. In the 14th minute, Nikita Kazachenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergey Sabadash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico-Pascal Kapteina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens Krammer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thorsten Ternes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ippolit Blinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Jens Krammer notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash. Sergey Sabadash was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sergey Sabadash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens Krammer in the 23rd minute of play. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigoriy Kudryavtsev in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Niclas Knebel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Russia from getting a goal against them. Sergey Sabadash was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Jens Krammer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jens Krammer really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Jens Krammer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergey Sabadash having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vitaliy Fedchenko to strike the kick off in the second half. Oles Byshovets kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Krammer in the 54th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Sergey Sabadash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Austria getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Adem Ferrari hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adem Ferrari during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Russia booed when U21 Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adem Ferrari didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, U21 Russia's Oles Byshovets tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to U21 Austria getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Adem Ferrari hit a great ball. Thorsten Ternes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitaliy Fedchenko in the 63rd minute of play. Vitaliy Fedchenko spun around in front of the goal 63 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of U21 Austria's goal. Jens Krammer hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Sergey Sabadash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Schriebl, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Sergey Sabadash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Krammer, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens Krammer in the 68th minute of play forced U21 Russia's goalkeeper Sergey Sabadash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goalkeeper Thorsten Ternes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigoriy Kudryavtsev. 77 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's Adem Ferrari sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergey Sabadash narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thorsten Ternes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ippolit Blinov in the 80th minute of the match. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Schriebl in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th match minute, U21 Russia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ippolit Blinov to maneuver through the defense. U21 Austria's Edin Džeko was substituted for Nico-Pascal Kapteina. U21 Austria's Jan Haase was substituted for Robin Schriebl. Ippolit Blinov hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Haase in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Russia getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ippolit Blinov hit a great ball. Sergey Sabadash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Krammer, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After 93 minutes U21 Russia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jens Krammer who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jens Krammer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Russia's Sergey Sabadash did a great save. In the 95th minute, Jens Krammer made a precise shot to the right of Sergey Sabadash. U21 Russia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Austria fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Russia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.