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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) A collision led to U21 Azerbaijan getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mülayim Bilalov hit a great ball. Lukas Podolski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lukas Podolski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariz Äsädulla having to make a save. Ariz Äsädulla made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Lukas Podolski sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nurlan Salmanov in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frederic Gschwendtner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Frederic Gschwendtner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurlan Salmanov in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, U21 Austria's Lukas Podolski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 17th minute, U21 Austria's Lukas Podolski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 20th minute Nurlan Salmanov 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. Mülayim Bilalov made in the 28th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tärik Qäribov immediately put the ball in play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lukas Podolski in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariz Äsädulla prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 38th minute. 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 39th minute. 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 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lukas Podolski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 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. After a rather tough play, U21 Austria's Mathias Schulten got a free kick in the 59th minute. Lukas Podolski might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ariz Äsädulla. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lukas Podolski ran back to his position shaking his head. U21 Austria's Dominic Haug was substituted for Jan-Moritz Weisheit. Mülayim Bilalov made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ağasif Cäbrayilov immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurlan Salmanov in the 69th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Frederic Gschwendtner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. From a short distance, U21 Azerbaijan's Nurlan Salmanov, in the 69th minute, tried to place the ball behind Frederic Gschwendtner, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. 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 73rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lukas Podolski in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ariz Äsädulla saved U21 Azerbaijan from getting behind. After some careless play in the U21 Azerbaijan defense, Lukas Podolski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ariz Äsädulla. The U21 Azerbaijan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ariz Äsädulla should have stopped the shot. U21 Austria's Adem Ferrari was substituted for Sebastian Ziegler. Älämdar Ähmädov charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Älämdar Ähmädov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Älämdar Ähmädov kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Jörg Moratschke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Jörg Moratschke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.