National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Adrian Meinhardt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emir Haj Ouertani in the 3rd minute of play. Tunisia's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Steckamp in the 7th minute of play. Robin Steckamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moez Bejaoui in the 17th minute. Emir Haj Ouertani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher got control of the ball when Moez Bejaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Haj Ouertani came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Tunisia 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. Muhammad Bejaoui ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emir Haj Ouertani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute of the match Tunisia 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. Muhammad Bejaoui ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Tunisia's corner Muhammad Bejaoui 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Haj Ouertani, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Tunisia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Muhammad Bejaoui in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Lassaad Lamouchi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emir Haj Ouertani in the 39th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emir Haj Ouertani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anis Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Steckamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Philip Ibertsberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Achour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emir Haj Ouertani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moez Bejaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Lassaad Lamouchi came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anis Achour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Steckamp in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tunisia'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. Adrian Meinhardt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anis Achour read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Tunisia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Daniel Tschida scored to the left of an out of position Anis Achour, making the score, 1-1. In the 71st minute of the match, Adrian Meinhardt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anis Achour was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The supporters of Austria booed when Tunisia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haythem Boumnijel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anis Achour made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Daniel Tschida sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moez Bejaoui in the 78th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Emir Haj Ouertani sped through Austria's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. In the 84th minute, Hatem Ben Amor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Haj Ouertani, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Tunisia's goal looked a bit too open when Michael-Jan Schönberg came free, but Anis Achour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Austria booed when Tunisia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Brahem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tunisia's Anis Achour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Tschida in the 92nd minute of play. Adib Ovi kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 94 played minutes, Tunisia's Muhammad Bejaoui shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tunisia reached it. The Tunisia support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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