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National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Faller got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Seyfi Asalet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Mehmet Çağrı Akasma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heinz-Gerd Billmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyfi Asalet in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Çağrı Akasma came free, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Faller in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peter Schmeichel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Saruhan Seza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 Turkey's Peter Schmeichel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Faller in the 17th minute of play. Heinz-Gerd Billmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Çağrı Akasma, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korkut Fırıncıoğlu in the 20th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heinz-Gerd Billmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute, U21 Turkey's Seyfi Asalet ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Heinz-Gerd Billmann. Heinz-Gerd Billmann yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 31st minute of the match, Saruhan Seza got a very nice opportunity to score, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Abend in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Seyfi Asalet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Heinz-Gerd Billmann, 2-0. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's Marc Laux sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peter Schmeichel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Asalet in the 44th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heinz-Gerd Billmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Seyfi Asalet to strike the kick off in the second half. Heinz-Gerd Billmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyfi Asalet, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Mehmet Çağrı Akasma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Heinz-Gerd Billmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Toni Nöbels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Korkut Fırıncıoğlu came free, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Saruhan Seza made a precise shot to the right of Heinz-Gerd Billmann. U21 Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Heinz-Gerd Billmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seyfi Asalet in the 64th minute of play. U21 Austria's Heinz-Gerd Billmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seyfi Asalet in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute Seyfi Asalet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Korkut Fırıncıoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Schmeichel made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Toni Nöbels sent off a good shot on target. In the 73rd match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Gündüz Askeroğlu to maneuver through the defense. U21 Turkey's Peter Schmeichel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Turkey from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Metin-Oktay Bal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heinz-Gerd Billmann was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Heinz-Gerd Billmann didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Metin-Oktay Bal went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Turkey fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Austria had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.