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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Lukas Podolski made the kick off and thus started the match. With his leg Ariz Äsädulla managed to avoid a goal in the 2ndth minute, when U21 Austria's Lukas Podolski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Ariz Äsädulla, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frederic Gschwendtner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tärik Qäribov in the 14th minute of the match. When U21 Azerbaijan's Nurlan Salmanov in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Austria's goalie prevented a goal. Lukas Podolski in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ariz Äsädulla, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 19 minutes, Lukas Podolski made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Azerbaijan's Ariz Äsädulla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ariz Äsädulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lukas Podolski's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Lukas Podolski in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ariz Äsädulla, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Podolski in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Ariz Äsädulla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Klain in the 29th minute of play forced U21 Azerbaijan's goalkeeper Ariz Äsädulla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariz Äsädulla made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Lukas Podolski sent off a good shot on target. Leon Klain kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Azerbaijan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tärik Qäribov didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Azerbaijan's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas Podolski came free, but Ariz Äsädulla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Azerbaijan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Austria the free kick. After 39 played minutes U21 Azerbaijan got a freekick which was hit by Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev. Dominic Haug received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ariz Äsädulla came out and tried to block the shot, but Dominic Haug slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nurlan Salmanov made a kick off. After 52 minutes, Ağasif Cäbrayilov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Azerbaijan and the U21 Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ağasif Cäbrayilov kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Älämdar Ähmädov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederic Gschwendtner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Klain hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lukas Podolski in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ariz Äsädulla saved U21 Azerbaijan from getting behind. Ariz Äsädulla stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lukas Podolski's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. When Nurlan Salmanov came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the U21 Azerbaijan 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 Nurlan Salmanov couldn't finish the play. U21 Austria's Jörg Moratschke was substituted for Salih Özkan. Ariz Äsädulla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominic Haug in the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th minute Robin Schriebl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariz Äsädulla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nurlan Salmanov got free with Frederic Gschwendtner in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nurlan Salmanov hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Kim Louven came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the U21 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 Kim Louven couldn't finish the play. After 94 played minutes U21 Azerbaijan got a freekick which was hit by Orxan Alişanov. In the 95th minute, Robin Schriebl got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.