Challenge

Austria Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stanislav Georgiev took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Stanislav Georgiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Auer came out of the goal and Stanislav Georgiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marvin Harrer hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Muhamed Akram hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Faruk Akram ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabio Auer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 14 minutes, Stanislav Georgiev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanislav Georgiev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Georgiev in the 19th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Stanislav Georgiev made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Austria's Fabio Auer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Cristinel Dinulescu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonhard Maier hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the game, Stanislav Georgiev cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Fabio Auer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute, Andrzej Barna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Auer came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Faruk Akram. But to his dismay, Faruk Akram quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Georgiev in the 40th minute of play. Fabio Auer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faruk Akram, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Faruk Akram scored 0-7 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Auer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Austria players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB were winning 0-7.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandro Galishoff to make the kick off. Fabio Auer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Georgiev's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Austria's zone, Cristinel Dinulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabio Auer came out of the goal and Cristinel Dinulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Stanislav Georgiev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fabio Auer. That made the score 0-8 after 59 minutes of play. Faruk Akram sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Georgiev came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonhard Maier to maneuver through the defense. Faruk Akram fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Auer having to interfere. A hard shot 77 in the game by Faruk Akram from a close distance when the talented Fabio Auer managed to make a qualified save. Austria's players were relieved. 80 minutes into the game, Faruk Akram recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fabio Auer. Faruk Akram showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Fabio Auer didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 83rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-10. Cristinel Dinulescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Austria defense, Stanislav Georgiev 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. The XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Faruk Akram looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-12 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 95 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Leonhard Maier. 96 minutes into the match, Faruk Akram had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Auer. Austria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faruk Akram was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-13. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.