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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Isak Jacobsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Hautot in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Käller in the 5th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Käller, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Isak Jacobsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hautot, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Jonas Hautot kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Isak Jacobsson. That made the score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Sebastian Käller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Arne Grabner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Grabner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doug Traoré, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Sweden were awarded a corner. Joacim Hansson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Sweden's Sven-Oskar Carlsson to a score. 1-1 in the 26th minute. When Jonas Hautot came up free with the goalie in the 33rd 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 Jonas Hautot couldn't finish the play. After 34 played minutes Austria got a freekick which was hit by Ovidiu Adrian. The supporters of Sweden booed when Austria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torben Krabber didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Michael-Jan Schönberg got free with Isak Jacobsson in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 47 minutes into the match, Sebastian Käller had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Grabner. Austria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sebastian Käller was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Sebastian Käller made the kick off in the second half. Sweden's Sven-Oskar Carlsson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Torben Krabber, made in the 52nd minute of the game. 55 minutes into the game, Torben Krabber threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sweden's Sven-Oskar Carlsson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Arne Grabner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 57th minute of the match. Austria's Arne Grabner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Austria from getting a goal against them. Jan-Felix Frischmuth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sweden's Nils-Åke Kinnman was substituted for Sebastian Käller. Sweden made a substitution. Fredric Hybbert replaced Doug Traoré. 67 minutes into the match, Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils-Åke Kinnman. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert in the 71st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Nils-Åke Kinnman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sweden's supporters rose to their feet, but Nils-Åke Kinnman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arne Grabner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Austria made a substitution. Daniel Tschida replaced Jonas Hautot. Austria made a substitution. Robin Steckamp replaced Jan-Felix Frischmuth. In the 79th minute of the match, Egil Sjögren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arne Grabner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sweden's Egil Sjögren got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Isak Jacobsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Steckamp in the 84th minute of play. Sweden were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Austria's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joacim Hansson took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Austria's goalie and right to Fredric Hybbert. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Austria's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Tschida in the 92nd minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Isak Jacobsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egil Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 95 minutes in the game, Nils-Åke Kinnman fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arne Grabner having to interfere. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sweden walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.