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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Doruk Mansız kicked off to start the match. Tristan Wellnitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fatih Sultan-Mehmet went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Kündgen in the 10th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Nando Muslera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Manuel Kündgen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Austria fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 15 minutes into the game, Daniel Tschida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Austria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Turkey the free kick. With a little luck, Austria's Tristan Wellnitz got control of the ball when Doruk Mansız tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tristan Wellnitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Metin Seciye, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 19 played minutes Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Mürsel Urhan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Adrian in the 24th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Nando Muslera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Manuel Kündgen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Muslera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Alaba in the 34th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Nando Muslera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes Turkey's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stefan Alaba who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Ovidiu Adrian managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Austria's Tristan Wellnitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özbek Şahinalp in the 38th minute of play. Austria's Tristan Wellnitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fatih Sultan-Mehmet in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Özbek Şahinalp made a precise shot to the right of Tristan Wellnitz. Austria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
Austria's Helmar Keller was substituted for Manuel Kündgen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Adrian in the 52nd minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Nando Muslera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nando Muslera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ovidiu Adrian went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doruk Mansız in the 60th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Tristan Wellnitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Wellnitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Metin Seciye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Turkey's Rıza Haymanalı was substituted for Özbek Şahinalp. Turkey's Ruhi Zeren was substituted for Fatih Sultan-Mehmet. The supporters of Austria booed when Turkey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sercan Kuş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nando Muslera was a little too slow when Ovidiu Adrian got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 2-3. Tristan Wellnitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruhi Zeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Tristan Wellnitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruhi Zeren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tristan Wellnitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olgun Akpınar in the 77th minute of the match. Nando Muslera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Adrian, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Doruk Mansız came free, but Tristan Wellnitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tristan Wellnitz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruhi Zeren, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 85th minute, Ovidiu Adrian reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nando Muslera. The goal made the score 2-4. Tristan Wellnitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruhi Zeren in the 87th minute of play. Tristan Wellnitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruhi Zeren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Austria's Ovidiu Adrian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nando Muslera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tristan Wellnitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olgun Akpınar in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruhi Zeren in the 90th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Tristan Wellnitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Ovidiu Adrian made a precise shot to the right of Nando Muslera. Turkey's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. The Turkey supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Austria's performance. The match ended with a win for Austria.
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