Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sandro Galishoff made the kick off and thus started the match. When Fabio Schneider fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Austria's protests and gave Fabio Schneider a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Schneider to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nichifor Benga during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th minute, Nichifor Benga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fabio Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Maghear came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austria's Fabio Auer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Austria from getting a goal against them. Sandro Galishoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Fabio Schneider's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cazimir Marincean was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Maghear in the 26th minute of play. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Maghear in the 30th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Nichifor Benga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Fabio Schneider came up free with the goalie in the 36th 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 Fabio Schneider couldn't finish the play. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Maghear in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Maghear came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Austria's Leonhard Maier got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emilian Tărău was the one to do the kick off. Emilian Tărău sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexandru Maghear recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Marc Kronecker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Schneider hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Fabio Auer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Maghear in the 69th minute of play. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandru Maghear in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of FC POLI TIMISOARA booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marvin Harrer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th match minute, FC POLI TIMISOARA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichifor Benga to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Marvin Harrer got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 80th minute Panait Nicoliță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Auer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Jonas Nalder reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cazimir Marincean. The goal made the score 0-1. After a rather tough play, Austria's Fabio Schneider got a free kick in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the match, FC POLI TIMISOARA's goal looked a bit too open when Leonhard Maier came free, but Cazimir Marincean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Nestor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Auer having to interfere.