Challenge

Zograf Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sandro Galishoff started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Schneider to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute, Marc Kronecker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zograf FC's Samuil Borshukov shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 5th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fabio Auer but with some difficulty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christian Wallner during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 8 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Christian Wallner. Samuil Borshukov kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Marvin Harrer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Austria's supporters rose to their feet, but Marvin Harrer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vaklin Kortov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabio Schneider received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Vaklin Kortov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jonas Nalder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Svilen Bayraktarov fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zograf FC's protests and gave Svilen Bayraktarov a yellow card for diving instead. Marvin Harrer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vaklin Kortov having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustaf Svanström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bogomil Kandov took the ball and in the 57 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 1-1. Bogomil Kandov struck a weak shot in the 70th 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 Zograf FC. Yanislav Kodzhabashev'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. Yanislav Kodzhabashev helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Zograf FC's Yanislav Kodzhabashev got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Gustaf Svanström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zograf FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustaf Svanström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Auer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Bogomil Kandov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaf Svanström in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Schneider to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaf Svanström in the 87th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabio Auer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogomil Kandov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Austria's Marc Kronecker got a free kick in the 96th minute. Austria were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.