Challenge

Austria Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's Eric Skarkman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Urban Lund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Nalder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marvin Harrer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Urban Lund having to make a save. Jonas Nalder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Urban Lund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens Vestberg in the 18th minute of play. Sandro Galishoff recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's Urban Lund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Nalder in the 21st minute of play. In the 29th minute, Eric Skarkman made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Auer. Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Greger Ahlroht managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Greger Ahlroht was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 35 minutes, Jonas Nalder managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Austria's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonas Nalder was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Urban Lund was a little too slow when Fabio Schneider got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 1-1. After 41 minutes, Hannes Grep mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's Hannes Grep got a free kick in the 41st minute. Fabio Schneider fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urban Lund having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Fabio Schneider managed to get in a good position for a shot. Austria's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabio Schneider was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urban Lund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sandro Galishoff to strike the kick off in the second half. Sandro Galishoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urban Lund having to interfere. Eric Skarkman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jonas Nalder came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Austria fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonas Nalder couldn't finish the play. Urban Lund 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 68th minute. After a defensive mix-up in MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's zone, Sandro Galishoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urban Lund 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. 75 minutes into the match, MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's goal looked a bit too open when Sandro Galishoff came free, but Urban Lund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabio Schneider took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Urban Lund. Urban Lund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Sandro Galishoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urban Lund having to interfere. Fabio Schneider received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Urban Lund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonas Nalder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the match, Fabio Schneider notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of MARADONA PINAKAMALAKI's Urban Lund. Urban Lund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.