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Linz Stadion
Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Julian Thieringer took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Mats Bielstein managed to get in a good position for a shot. Linz's supporters rose to their feet, but Mats Bielstein was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Laudan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute, Stephan Bruchhaus made a precise shot to the right of Manuel Hauser. Linz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 29 minutes, Jan-Niclas Herz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Linz and the juventus players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Linz got a freekick which was hit by Jan-Niclas Herz. Andreas Plischke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Sergio Laudan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stephan Bruchhaus hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Philipp Kienast had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Hauser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephan Bruchhaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. If Stephan Bruchhaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Linz players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. juventus were winning 0-1.

Sergio Laudan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rainer Möller in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephan Bruchhaus in the 53rd minute of play forced Linz's goalkeeper Manuel Hauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Philipp Kienast fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored juventus's protests and gave Philipp Kienast a yellow card for diving instead. Rainer Möller struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Sergio Laudan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linz. Mats Bielstein's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergio Laudan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. During the 59th minute of the match Jan-Niclas Herz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jan-Niclas Herz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Linz's Jan-Niclas Herz got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Stephan Bruchhaus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 minutes of play juventus's Philipp Kienast was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 74 played minutes juventus got a freekick which was hit by Philipp Kienast. Rainer Möller struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Sergio Laudan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Linz. 78 minutes into the game, Stephan Bruchhaus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Manuel Hauser was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stephan Bruchhaus during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 81 played minutes juventus got a freekick which was hit by Stephan Bruchhaus. Rainer Möller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Laudan having to interfere. Julian Thieringer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Hauser having to interfere. After having played for 87 minutes, Julian Thieringer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. juventus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Thieringer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Linz's goalkeeper Manuel Hauser had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Thieringer. juventus's Stephan Bruchhaus got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes in the game, Julian Thieringer fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Manuel Hauser having to interfere. Rainer Möller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.