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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfons Abrahamsson started the match with the kick off. FC Östra Värlinge's Paul Ahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Galishoff in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Nalder. Fabio Auer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evert Lundberg in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Östra Värlinge's zone, Sandro Galishoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Ahlbom came out of the goal and Sandro Galishoff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16thth minute of the game Alfons Abrahamsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Austria's Fabio Auer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paul Ahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Schneider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Schneider in the 24th minute of play forced FC Östra Värlinge's goalkeeper Paul Ahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfons Abrahamsson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Fabio Auer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 26 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Leonhard Maier. Fabio Schneider took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paul Ahlbom. Paul Ahlbom dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th 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. Paul Ahlbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Schneider in the 39th minute of play forced FC Östra Värlinge's goalkeeper Paul Ahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC Östra Värlinge getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Christopher Nilsson hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Bergman during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Austria booed when FC Östra Värlinge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Bergman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The FC Östra Värlinge players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Austria were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandro Galishoff to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Alfons Abrahamsson made it 1-1 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. If Fabio Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Riedl. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sandro Galishoff got free with Paul Ahlbom in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Vidar Brummer came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th match minute, FC Östra Värlinge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörgen Högberg to maneuver through the defense. Vidar Brummer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Östra Värlinge were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Austria to leave the ground with a draw.