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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Clodoveo Hanot kicked off to start the match. Niculae Dănășel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Schneider in the 5th minute of play. Virgil Gane struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Fabio Auer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alex Team. In the 10th minute, Fabio Schneider made a precise shot to the right of Niculae Dănășel. Alex Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Virgil Gane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Fabio Auer made a huge save. 17 minutes into the game, one of Austria:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Clodoveo Hanot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabio Auer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Alex Team's Clodoveo Hanot slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabio Auer. That made the score 2-1 after 26 minutes of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Virgil Gane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alex Team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgil Gane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th match minute, Alex Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luca Banu to maneuver through the defense. Alex Team's Luca Banu got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Alex Team booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marvin Harrer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 minutes, Leonhard Maier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Austria and the Alex Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonhard Maier to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Virgil Gane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Auer came out of the goal and Virgil Gane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Nalder to make the kick off. Luca Banu took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Auer. Fabio Auer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Ştefan Ghiorman made in the 56th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zbyszko Falkiewicz. Fabio Auer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgil Gane's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Virgil Gane took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabio Auer. Fabio Auer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. Jonas Nalder kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Clodoveo Hanot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Auer was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Clodoveo Hanot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Austria defense, Virgil Gane kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabio Auer. The Austria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabio Auer should have stopped the shot. Fabio Auer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luca Banu's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Fabio Auer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgil Gane in the 89th minute of the match. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Hanot in the 90th minute of play. Alex Team's Niculae Dănășel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Alex Team from getting a goal against them. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Alex Team fully deserved thier win.