National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 4th minute Miguel Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 6th minute of the match. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klaus Pichler in the 8th minute of play. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaus Pichler in the 11th minute of the match. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Steckamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Steckamp in the 16th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Michael-Jan Schönberg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Luxembourg's Karlheinz Ludecke did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klaus Pichler in the 20th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dustin Lieven. Karlheinz Ludecke made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Dustin Lieven sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michael-Jan Schönberg. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Sanches in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matthias Zahn. Austria's Adrian Meinhardt got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miguel Sanches took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Robin Steckamp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karlheinz Ludecke was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wladimir Wasilewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Wladimir Wasilewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the match, Luxembourg's goal looked a bit too open when Matthias Zahn came free, but Karlheinz Ludecke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Miguel Sanches made a precise shot to the right of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Meinhardt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Luxembourg were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Miguel Sanches made the kick off in the second half. Klaus Pichler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wladimir Wasilewski in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saved Austria from getting behind. Luxembourg's Karlheinz Ludecke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Zahn in the 52nd minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael-Jan Schönberg in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Wladimir Wasilewski came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Wladimir Wasilewski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wladimir Wasilewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Adrian Meinhardt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karlheinz Ludecke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karlheinz Ludecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Meinhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladimir Wasilewski in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Luxembourg's Wladimir Wasilewski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Austria's Justus Lintorf was substituted for Matthias Zahn. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Tschida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justus Lintorf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Wladimir Wasilewski sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Michael-Jan Schönberg put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Karlheinz Ludecke. After 87 minutes of play, Austria's Justus Lintorf made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karlheinz Ludecke was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 93rd minute. Klaus Pichler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Luxembourg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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