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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reiner Fallas got the match started through his kick off. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Badilla in the 6th minute of the match. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Badilla in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Leo Calvo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Reiner Fallas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Robin Steckamp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Frank Mora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Luna, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. When Austria's Robin Steckamp in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Costa Rica's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th minute of the match Costa Rica got a corner. Austria's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chunche Montero ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Costa Rica's corner Chunche Montero fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hans-Jürgen Pötscher quite easily take care of the ball. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Badilla in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Austria's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Chunche Montero was slow to take the kick. During this time Costa Rica's players had a chance to rest. Frank Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reiner Fallas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robin Steckamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Frank Mora made a huge save. In the 39th minute Jorge Luna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Frank Mora got control of the ball when Philip Ibertsberger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chunche Montero made a great header on Costa Rica's corner, it was just that Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher managed to reach the ball for a save. Frank Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Ibertsberger in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Jorge Luna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Costa Rica's Reiner Fallas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute.

In the 52ndth minute of the game Reiner Fallas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Frank Mora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Tschida, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Jorge Luna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reiner Fallas in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hans-Jürgen Pötscher prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reiner Fallas in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hans-Jürgen Pötscher prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jorge Luna made a great header on Costa Rica's corner, it was just that Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher managed to reach the ball for a save. 61 minutes into the match, Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reiner Fallas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Calvo in the 63rd minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Calvo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hans-Jürgen Pötscher having to interfere. Costa Rica's Dennis Vilchez was substituted for Antonio Picado. Costa Rica's Alfonso Mejias was substituted for Aurelio Badilla. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Ibertsberger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Luna in the 71st minute of play. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Tschida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 minutes of play, Austria's Robin Steckamp made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Mora was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Leo Calvo sent off a good shot on target. Alfonso Mejias who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Steckamp in the 87th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Frank Mora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Steckamp blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frank Mora having to make a save. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfonso Mejias in the 90th minute. Alfonso Mejias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a huge save. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael-Jan Schönberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Costa Rica players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Austria from taking control. The game ends in a draw.