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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Austria's Robin Steckamp started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Juan Funes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hans-Jürgen Pötscher. Austria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Funes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Funes came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Torben Krabber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bolivia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Juan Funes hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Juan Funes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Robin Steckamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Tonete Abaurre came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Steckamp in the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of Bolivia booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Eisenheld didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute of the match, Torben Krabber tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcelo Barovero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Steckamp in the 29th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steffen Eisenheld, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Funes came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austria's Hans-Jürgen Pötscher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argoitz Abeijon in the 34th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torben Krabber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Steckamp came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torben Krabber, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute Torben Krabber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Austria players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bolivia were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Juan Funes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Meinhardt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Juan Funes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Funes came free, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Steffen Eisenheld shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Barovero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justus Lintorf hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Bolivia's Ponciano Abarca was substituted for Juan Funes. The supporters of Bolivia booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justus Lintorf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steffen Eisenheld in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute of the match Austria got a corner. Bolivia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michael-Jan Schönberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bolivia made a substitution. Ysmael Abad replaced Argoitz Abeijon. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffen Eisenheld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74thth minute of the game Steffen Eisenheld who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bolivia's Marcelo Barovero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Robin Steckamp came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Austria 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 Robin Steckamp couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Meinhardt in the 77th minute of play. Ponciano Abarca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hans-Jürgen Pötscher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffen Eisenheld, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipo Abeita got free with Hans-Jürgen Pötscher in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bolivia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.