League

Stade Municipale
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pol Aumeier took the kick off in the first half of the match. Walter Lavigne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Elmar Auspitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Walter Lavigne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elmar Auspitz was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. If Pol Aumeier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmund Kaiser made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danny Pichler in the 16th minute. If Walter Lavigne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walter Lavigne in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elmar Auspitz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Walter Lavigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Walter Lavigne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walter Lavigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Walter Lavigne to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Luxembourg Youth Academy's Félix von Axelson got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Alfred Hannawald sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elmar Auspitz skillfully saved the ball. If Frankie Bachlechner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 minutes of play, Astley's Walter Lavigne made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elmar Auspitz was left in no man's land by his defense there! 65 minutes into the match, Danny Pichler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmund Kaiser. Astley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Pichler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Edmund Kaiser didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pol Aumeier went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Edmund Kaiser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pol Aumeier in the 72nd minute of play. Elmar Auspitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walter Lavigne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frankie Bachlechner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Elmar Auspitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerry Bartsch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elmar Auspitz having to make a save. Elmar Auspitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Walter Lavigne's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Kurt Weiss charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Weiss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Luxembourg Youth Academy booed when Astley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Weiss didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute of the match Hermann Beicht sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Edmund Kaiser skillfully saved the ball. Danny Pichler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Walter Lavigne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elmar Auspitz was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Edmund Kaiser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pol Aumeier in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute Walter Lavigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elmar Auspitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.