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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Torben Schwärzler took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bastian Pretzer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Belliger, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Daniel Tschida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute Helmuth Chiavetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastian Pretzer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Switzerland's Romain Eigner in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Austria's goalie prevented a goal. Bob Achen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torben Schwärzler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute Torben Schwärzler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Achen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torben Schwärzler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Bob Achen made a huge save. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Switzerland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Benjamin Joeckel was slow to take the kick. During this time Austria's players had a chance to rest. Bob Achen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Kalvelage in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helmuth Chiavetta in the 47th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Bastian Pretzer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Helmuth Chiavetta made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Torben Schwärzler in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bob Achen saved Switzerland from getting behind. Bob Achen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Torben Schwärzler's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Bob Achen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Kalvelage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torben Schwärzler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bob Achen having to interfere. Austria's Bastian Pretzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Pfaff in the 68th minute of play. Bastian Pretzer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romain Eigner in the 70th minute of play. Bastian Pretzer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romain Eigner's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Bob Achen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torben Schwärzler, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Bob Achen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andre Kalvelage, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harry Pfaff in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bastian Pretzer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Romain Eigner kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bastian Pretzer. That made the score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. Switzerland's Henrik Acklin was substituted for Carl Muntwyler. Austria's Dennis Vanik was substituted for Peter Mundanjohl. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Belliger in the 87th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Bastian Pretzer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peer Stocker in the 89th minute of play forced Switzerland's goalkeeper Bob Achen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Switzerland's goal looked a bit too open when Peer Stocker came free, but Bob Achen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Austria booed when Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrik Acklin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bob Achen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torben Schwärzler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austria's Bastian Pretzer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Austria from getting a goal against them. In the 95th match minute, Austria was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peer Stocker to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Switzerland had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.