National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Austria's Dominic Haug 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. In the 3rd minute, Lukas Podolski made a precise shot to the right of Ariz Äsädulla. U21 Azerbaijan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Orxan Alişanov hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's Dominic Haug sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariz Äsädulla narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 15th minute of the match U21 Austria got a corner. U21 Azerbaijan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan-Moritz Weisheit ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led U21 Austria's Jan-Moritz Weisheit to fire away a dangerous shot which Ariz Äsädulla despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Frederic Gschwendtner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurlan Salmanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Frederic Gschwendtner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurlan Salmanov in the 18th minute of the match. Frederic Gschwendtner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Älämdar Ähmädov in the 26th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 27 played minutes U21 Azerbaijan got a freekick which was hit by Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev. Dominic Haug sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, U21 Azerbaijan's Ariz Äsädulla got control of the ball when Lukas Podolski tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lukas Podolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariz Äsädulla was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Heiko Gräber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Ariz Äsädulla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kilian Jonen's late challenge caught a U21 Azerbaijan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kilian Jonen helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes U21 Austria got a freekick which was hit by Kilian Jonen. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Azerbaijan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mülayim Bilalov didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nurlan Salmanov to strike the kick off in the second half. Frederic Gschwendtner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev in the 53rd minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Frederic Gschwendtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariz Äsädulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dominic Haug's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. U21 Azerbaijan's Ariz Äsädulla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukas Podolski in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurlan Salmanov in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Frederic Gschwendtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, U21 Austria's goalkeeper Frederic Gschwendtner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Älämdar Ähmädov. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Azerbaijan's zone, Lukas Podolski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariz Äsädulla came out of the goal and Lukas Podolski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Austria's Jörg Moratschke was substituted for Lukas Podolski. U21 Austria made a substitution. Robin Schriebl replaced Dominic Haug. In the 77thth minute of the game Jörg Moratschke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Azerbaijan's Ariz Äsädulla was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Austria's Frederic Gschwendtner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Austria from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Azerbaijan's goal looked a bit too open when Jörg Moratschke came free, but Ariz Äsädulla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Jörg Moratschke put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ariz Äsädulla. Many of U21 Azerbaijan's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. U21 Azerbaijan may have spent more time on the ball, but U21 Austria were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.