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Sternwiesn Stadion
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fausto Montel kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Rapid Wien's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Benedikt Zöller came free, but Alf Tempel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Werner Frach fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rapid Wien's protests and gave Werner Frach a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute Carlo Bergmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Tempel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Benedikt Zöller in the 21st minute of play forced Rapid Wien's goalkeeper Alf Tempel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Rapid Wien's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantin Schmitzberger came free, but Alf Tempel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of AC Mürztal booed when Rapid Wien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan-Erik Stockbauer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of AC Mürztal booed when Rapid Wien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Hagedorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ivan Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Yuan Qi, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 35th minute Shi Yuan Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes Rapid Wien's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Werner Meer who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Jan-Benedikt Zöller managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Alf Tempel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Bergmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Konstantin Schmitzberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Tempel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Konstantin Schmitzberger received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alf Tempel came out and tried to block the shot, but Konstantin Schmitzberger slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 46th 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlo Bergmann to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Konstantin Schmitzberger put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alf Tempel. Ivan Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Hagedorn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61stth minute of the game Daniel Hagedorn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Mürztal's Ivan Becker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Erol Santika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Ivan Becker managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Rapid Wien's Fausto Montel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 72ndth minute of the game Carlo Bergmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rapid Wien's Alf Tempel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivan Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Hagedorn in the 73rd minute. Ivan Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Yuan Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 80 minutes, Carlo Bergmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Mürztal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlo Bergmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Mürztal made a substitution. Patrick Pahl replaced Nico Jahnke. Rapid Wien's Lars Reicher was substituted for Andreas Olejarz. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rapid Wien's goalkeeper Alf Tempel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Rapid Wien's Werner Frach seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Werner Frach the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rapid Wien protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Werner Frach had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 85th minute, one of Rapid Wien:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rapid Wien. AC Mürztal's Ivan Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erol Santika in the 95th minute of play. The supporters of AC Mürztal booed when Rapid Wien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Reicher didn't get a good kick on the ball.