Challenge

Austria Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sandro Galishoff made the kick off which started today's match. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Taichung Nightmare's Niceto Eduino got control of the ball when Sandro Galishoff tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Fabio Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Taichung Nightmare's Niceto Eduino got control of the ball when Sandro Galishoff tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Austria booed when Taichung Nightmare was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. 朱青瑜 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taichung Nightmare's Niceto Eduino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Nalder in the 19th minute of play. In the 19th play minute Jonas Nalder came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Niceto Eduino. 1-0. Niceto Eduino was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabio Schneider showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Taichung Nightmare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 赵超斐 to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 严锋烨 in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 苏鸿威 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Taichung Nightmare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 孟渊渊 to maneuver through the defense. Fabio Schneider's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Niceto Eduino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Fabio Schneider managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabio Schneider was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emil Seidler hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 王彬建 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 王彬建 might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabio Auer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 王彬建 ran back to his position shaking his head. 苏鸿威 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Auer having to interfere. Sandro Galishoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Niceto Eduino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandro Galishoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when 王彬建 got free with Fabio Auer in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When 顾凌常 fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Taichung Nightmare's protests and gave 顾凌常 a yellow card for diving instead. Taichung Nightmare's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.