National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) Roy Makaay started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Croatia booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randy Hübsch didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Croatia's Nebojša Jerić got control of the ball when Jonas Hautot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Randy Hübsch made a great header on Austria's corner, it was just that Croatia's Nebojša Jerić managed to reach the ball for a save. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Nebojša Jerić successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Arne Grabner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Makaay's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Adib Ovi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Nebojša Jerić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hautot in the 27th minute of play forced Croatia's goalkeeper Nebojša Jerić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Austria were awarded a corner. Randy Hübsch went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Austria's corner Randy Hübsch fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nebojša Jerić quite easily take care of the ball. In the 31st minute, Philip Ibertsberger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Terry in the 32nd minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Hautot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nebojša Jerić having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Croatia made a substitution. Nikola Vlašić replaced Marko Livaja. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonas Hautot stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arne Grabner was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Roy Makaay capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roy Makaay really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Jonas Hautot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nebojša Jerić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Roy Makaays short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Arne Grabner to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Croatia made a substitution. Silvio Ham replaced Luka Mata. Austria made a substitution. Daniel Tschida replaced Randy Hübsch. Austria made a substitution. Robin Steckamp replaced Jonas Hautot. The audience was convinced that Roy Makaay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arne Grabner was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikola Vlašić got free with Arne Grabner in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute Daniel Tschida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nebojša Jerić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Roy Makaay kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arne Grabner. That made the score 0-2 in the 84 minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Daniel Tschida notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Croatia's Nebojša Jerić. Nebojša Jerić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nebojša Jerić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniel Tschida went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 95 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Steckamp came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.