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National Stadium
Spectators: 10307 (Terracing: 7731, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arty Clist took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wolfgang-Bernd Zach in the 2nd minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Larry Waller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lance Szobczak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Pollakowski having to interfere. Larry Waller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Hauke Ivanschitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the U21 Austria defense, Arty Clist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tobias Pollakowski. The U21 Austria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tobias Pollakowski should have stopped the shot. Larry Waller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Kaiser in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Australia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blake Sawbridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to U21 Australia getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ethan Spurr hit a great ball. Ömer-Asaf Bulut was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Benedikt Kaiser came free, but Larry Waller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arty Clist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Tobias Pollakowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Larry Waller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Larry Waller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Kaiser, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Larry Waller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Kaiser in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blake Sawbridge to maneuver through the defense. Larry Waller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Hauke Ivanschitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lance Szobczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Larry Waller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wolfgang-Bernd Zach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute U21 Austria were awarded a corner. Ömer-Asaf Bulut went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on U21 Austria's corner Jan-Nicolas Kahofer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Larry Waller quite easily take care of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Jan-Nicolas Kahofer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of U21 Australia's Larry Waller. Larry Waller was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brendon Alchin kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Australia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Laughton didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Australia's Larry Waller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer-Asaf Bulut in the 45th minute of play. Larry Waller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Dieckmann in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andre Dieckmann to make the kick off. After some careless play in the U21 Australia defense, Andre Dieckmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Larry Waller. The U21 Australia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Larry Waller should have stopped the shot. In the 55th minute Wolfgang-Bernd Zach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larry Waller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Larry Waller didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Larry Waller made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Jan-Benedikt Kaiser sent off a good shot on target. Tobias Pollakowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ethan Spurr in the 65th minute of the match. Tobias Pollakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blake Sawbridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Larry Waller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Hauke Ivanschitz in the 77th minute. Larry Waller didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when U21 Austria's Andre Dieckmann shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. U21 Australia's Robert Hogan was substituted for Paz Soekirno. U21 Australia's Alberto Paddle was substituted for Norman Minton. Ömer-Asaf Bulut took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Larry Waller. U21 Australia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 86th match minute, U21 Australia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Handley Convine to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alberto Paddle during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Alberto Paddle got a free kick in the 89th minute. Tobias Pollakowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arty Clist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The U21 Australia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Austria's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Austria.