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Spectators: 8410 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 2100, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fausto Montel started the match with the kick off. Stefan Neubrandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Yuan Qi in the 2nd minute of play. Werner Frach kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Carlo Gerick sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Rapid Wien's Alf Tempel didn't even have to move. Alf Tempel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. International Thunders's Stefan Neubrandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Yuan Qi in the 11th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Rapid Wien's Daniel Hagedorn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Neubrandt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Rodrigo Ferdinand managed to get in a good position for a shot. International Thunders's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Ferdinand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alf Tempel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute Shi Yuan Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Neubrandt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaan Aktürk in the 39th minute of play forced Rapid Wien's goalkeeper Alf Tempel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Gernot Kellner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The International Thunders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After having played for 44 minutes, Daniel Hagedorn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapid Wien's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Hagedorn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rodrigo Ferdinand came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the International Thunders 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 Rodrigo Ferdinand couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loukianos Staikos to make the kick off. Rapid Wien's Alf Tempel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Rapid Wien from getting a goal against them. Rapid Wien's Alf Tempel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 61st minute of play. International Thunders's Jonathan Soon was substituted for Loukianos Staikos. Rapid Wien's Lars Reicher was substituted for Andreas Olejarz. Albert Kraft kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Carlo Gerick hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. International Thunders made a substitution. Rafael Schmitzberger replaced Lionel 柯景亦. Carlo Gerick kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Stefan Neubrandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Montel in the 80th minute of the match. Alf Tempel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Soon in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Shi Yuan Qi made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Neubrandt. International Thunders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. International Thunders's Mario Moser was substituted for Oskar Vahlberg. Rapid Wien made a substitution. Sergio Skoczylas replaced Daniel Hagedorn. In the 90th minute Kaan Aktürk suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shi Yuan Qi during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Jonathan Soon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Rapid Wien's goalkeeper Alf Tempel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tibor Bäuschlein. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.