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Aichbuchl Sportpark
Spectators: 9203 (Terracing: 6904, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) In the 3rd minute Roland Unterberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberigo Prato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafik Mekhloufi charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafik Mekhloufi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rapid Wien's Rafik Mekhloufi got a free kick in the 7th minute. Roland Hens struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Alberigo Prato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Żywiec. Roland Hens charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Hens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Żywiec's Roland Hens got a free kick in the 10th minute. Xamo Moreira scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steven Schuster, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 19 played minutes FC Żywiec got a freekick which was hit by Hans-Dieter Kolb. In the 21st minute, Kilian Messerschmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes, Rapid Wien's Leon Barten shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Steven Schuster 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 Rapid Wien reached it. 25 minutes into the match, Rapid Wien's Heinz-Dieter Hendricks sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Steven Schuster narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Xamo Moreira took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steven Schuster. Steven Schuster dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Roland Unterberger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Leon Barten sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Żywiec's Steven Schuster didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xamo Moreira in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Żywiec's goalkeeper Steven Schuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xamo Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Rapid Wien were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roland Hens made a kick off. Ramy Moheb's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Steven Schuster skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With an all-out effort, Rapid Wien's Steven Schuster threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Heinz-Dieter Hendricks, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 61 minutes into the match, FC Żywiec's goalkeeper Steven Schuster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Heinz-Dieter Hendricks. 61 minutes into the match, FC Żywiec's goalkeeper Steven Schuster had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Heinz-Dieter Hendricks. Cyryl Walkowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Steven Schuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steven Schuster showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyryl Walkowski in the 72nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Rapid Wien's Steven Schuster threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cyryl Walkowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Leon Barten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Steven Schuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Walkowski in the 80th minute of play forced FC Żywiec's goalkeeper Steven Schuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Rapid Wien was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafik Mekhloufi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Hens in the 87th minute of play forced Rapid Wien's goalkeeper Alberigo Prato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Walkowski in the 93rd minute of play forced FC Żywiec's goalkeeper Steven Schuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kilian Messerschmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The long shot by Leon Barten in the 96th minute really tested Steven Schuster's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rapid Wien played a much better game than FC Żywiec and deserved their victory. The FC Żywiec players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.