Challenge

Saitama Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Franklin Schmidt made the kick off and thus started the match. Fabio Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! Orlando Saraiva hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Narciso Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Schneider in the 26th minute of play forced THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA's goalkeeper Álvaro Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Nalder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Egídio Couto took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Fabio Auer to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Austria's Fabio Auer got control of the ball when Germano Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Emil Seidler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Austria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA the free 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.

Fabio Auer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes, Narciso Nogueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Narciso Nogueira hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonhard Maier during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonhard Maier to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match Júnior Tinoco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabio Auer skillfully saved the ball. In the 65th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Wallner to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Kronecker didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Germano Romero came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the THESPA KUSATSU GUNMA 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 Germano Romero couldn't finish the play. Rafael Riedl hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Schmidt in the 81st minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Júnior Tinoco 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. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Schmidt in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin Schmidt in the 90th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Austria's Fabio Auer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franklin Schmidt in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Couto in the 96th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.