Challenge

Bilanesti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Jonas Nalder managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonas Nalder was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marvin Harrer hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, FC DACIA BRĂILA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelian Milcu to maneuver through the defense. If Jonas Nalder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stelian Milcu kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Virgil Iftimescu fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC DACIA BRĂILA's protests and gave Virgil Iftimescu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Austria booed when FC DACIA BRĂILA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgil Iftimescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 minutes FC DACIA BRĂILA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sandro Galishoff who took care of the corner kick. Leonhard Maier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marvin Harrer's late challenge caught a FC DACIA BRĂILA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marvin Harrer helped the player get up and apologised. Fabio Schneider took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcel Greculescu. Marcel Greculescu 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. Marian Turbatu's late challenge caught a Austria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marian Turbatu helped the player get up and apologised. Jonas Nalder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jonas Nalder came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Austria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonas Nalder couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in FC DACIA BRĂILA's zone, Sandro Galishoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Greculescu came out of the goal and Sandro Galishoff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Petrică Leluțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sandro Galishoff made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Petrică Leluțiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Auer came out of the goal and Petrică Leluțiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcel Greculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Schneider in the 53rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Austria's Leonhard Maier got a free kick in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gelu Zdrobiş in the 58th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC DACIA BRĂILA's zone, Fabio Schneider stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Greculescu came out of the goal and Fabio Schneider tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabio Schneider might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcel Greculescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabio Schneider ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Fabio Schneider managed to get in a good position for a shot. Austria's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabio Schneider was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Greculescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC DACIA BRĂILA's Marcel Greculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save FC DACIA BRĂILA from getting a goal against them. FC DACIA BRĂILA's Marcel Greculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save FC DACIA BRĂILA from getting a goal against them. The Austria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Austria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.