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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mbaka Mbolu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Tschida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Tschida in the 4th minute of play. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 5th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Tschida. The crowd rose to their feet as Austria's Michael-Jan Schönberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manuel Campens. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Steckamp in the 14th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Goolen came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Ibertsberger in the 21st minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belgium's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rafik Oliwa in the 23rd minute. The corner led Belgium's Rafik Oliwa to fire away a dangerous shot which Hans-Jürgen Pötscher despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Meinhardt got free with Manuel Campens in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Robin Steckamp put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Manuel Campens. 37 minutes into the game, William Andries cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Goolen in the 44th minute of the match. Mbaka Mbolu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Adrian Meinhardt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Campens was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1.

In the 53rd minute, Michael-Jan Schönberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Austria from getting a goal against them. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Steckamp in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher got control of the ball when Billy Goolen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Meinhardt in the 60th minute of the match. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belgium's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Michael-Jan Schönberg was slow to take the kick. During this time Austria's players had a chance to rest. In the 64th minute, William Andries got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Belgium made a substitution. Joel Wigghers replaced Rafik Oliwa. A collision led to Belgium getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Giles De Wortelaers hit a great ball. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Meinhardt, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Mbaka Mbolu sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute Mbaka Mbolu 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. A hard shot 76 in the game by Mbaka Mbolu from a close distance when the talented Hans-Jürgen Pötscher managed to make a qualified save. Austria's players were relieved. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Goolen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Billy Goolen got free in front of the goal in the 83rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After some careless play in the Belgium defense, Daniel Tschida kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Campens. The Belgium fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Campens should have stopped the shot. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Steckamp in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Adrian Meinhardt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 98 minutes into the match, Joel Wigghers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher, 5-2. Austria's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.