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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adrian Meinhardt got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Tschida didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute Michael-Jan Schönberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonáš Rosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Šedina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes Austria's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jiří Skrbek who took care of the corner kick. Czech Republic's Jonáš Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Meinhardt in the 20th minute of play. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Šedina, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Robert Šedina got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael-Jan Schönberg to maneuver through the defense. After 32 minutes Czech Republic's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Michael-Jan Schönberg who took care of the corner kick. 37 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Steckamp came free, but Jonáš Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonáš Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Jonáš Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robert Šedina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Jiří Skrbek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czech Republic's supporters rose to their feet, but Jiří Skrbek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 53 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Šedina came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Stehno came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrian Meinhardt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jonáš Rosa made a huge save. Hans-Jürgen Pötscher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Stehno in the 60th minute of play. If Robert Šedina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Czech Republic made a substitution. Martin Berki replaced Jan Plocek. Austria's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Michael-Jan Schönberg in the 66th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Steffen Eisenheld advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 66th minute. If Jiří Skrbek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Šedina in the 75th minute of play. Michael-Jan Schönberg charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael-Jan Schönberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael-Jan Schönberg to maneuver through the defense. When Austria's Daniel Tschida in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Tschida came free, but Jonáš Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Michael-Jan Schönberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Austria's Jonáš Rosa threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michael-Jan Schönberg, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Austria's goalkeeper Hans-Jürgen Pötscher, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Czech Republic's Jonáš Rosa got control of the ball when Adrian Meinhardt tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Austria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Austria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.