Challenge

Furano Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Marc Kronecker. Gilmar Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Auer having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaen Onez in the 7th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Austria's Fabio Schneider made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gonzo Valer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gonzo Valer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Schneider, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 20th minute, Leonhard Maier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Austria defense, Zilar Dozal 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. Leonhard Maier charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonhard Maier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The supporters of Eskarlatas FC booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonhard Maier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saul Llorden kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Emil Seidler hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After having played for 45 minutes, Marvin Harrer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marvin Harrer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sandro Galishoff to strike the kick off in the second half. Zilar Dozal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Eskarlatas FC defense, Sandro Galishoff kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonzo Valer. The Eskarlatas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonzo Valer should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Eskarlatas FC booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonhard Maier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nico Waismann kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Leonhard Maier notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Eskarlatas FC's Gonzo Valer. Gonzo Valer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marvin Harrer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzo Valer having to interfere. After 95 played minutes Eskarlatas FC got a freekick which was hit by Beltran Loma. Although Eskarlatas FC had been in control for most of the match, Austria still came away with the win.