National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Christiansen got the match started through his kick off. Jefferson Duque's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hannes Meinhardt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. In the 3rd minute Manuel Christiansen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olivier Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Colombia's Gaspar Miguel got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hannes Meinhardt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaspar Miguel in the 8th minute of play. Manuel Christiansen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Olivier Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hannes Meinhardt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Miguel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferson Duque in the 21st minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Hannes Meinhardt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, U21 Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Fuentes to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Arno Müller could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Olivier Kahn however easily saved by the left post. 27 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Olivier Kahn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arno Müller. 31 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Miguel came free, but Hannes Meinhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Colombia's Olivier Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Christiansen in the 41st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Manuel Christiansen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Olivier Kahn. That made the score 3-0 in the 46 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

51 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Gaspar Miguel came free, but Hannes Meinhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Arno Müller came free, but Olivier Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olivier Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klaas Prinz in the 54th minute of play. Olivier Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Christiansen, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Christiansen in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Olivier Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olivier Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Christiansen in the 63rd minute of play. U21 Colombia made a substitution. Inautzi Palianza replaced Gaspar Miguel. In the 65th minute, David Fuentes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Higuita came free, but Hannes Meinhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Sergio Higuita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute of the match Manuel Wolsch shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Olivier Kahn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Stefan-Benjamin Friedle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olivier Kahn. U21 Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stefan-Benjamin Friedle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. In the 83rd minute, Sergio Higuita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hannes Meinhardt was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 86 minutes into the match, Alan Smith dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hannes Meinhardt, 4-2. Nesor Florez charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nesor Florez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nesor Florez hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Jefferson Duque made a precise shot to the right of Hannes Meinhardt. U21 Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Olivier Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klaas Prinz, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Austria had won after a very even match.