National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Klaus Humpkamp made the kick off which started today's match. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Turkey's goal looked a bit too open when Jan-Benedikt Brunsch came free, but İsrafil Rüştü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Heiko Follmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özalp Tarab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Arif Bilge Durdu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İsrafil Rüştü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaus Humpkamp in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Özalp Tarab lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Heiko Follmann. Heiko Follmann was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Vedat Arslanoğlu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vedat Arslanoğlu really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 28th minute of the match, Özalp Tarab tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Heiko Follmann saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, U21 Austria's Heiko Follmann got control of the ball when Vedat Arslanoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. İsrafil Rüştü didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Benedikt Brunsch went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. U21 Turkey's İsrafil Rüştü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Volli Baller in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Austria booed when U21 Turkey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vedat Arslanoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Klaus Humpkamp scored 3-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of İsrafil Rüştü, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The wind increased when Vedat Arslanoğlu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özalp Tarab in the 52nd minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heiko Follmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özalp Tarab in the 55th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heiko Follmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İsrafil Rüştü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Mäe in the 56th minute of the match. İsrafil Rüştü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Benedikt Brunsch in the 61st minute of play. After 65 played minutes Mark Mäe rounded U21 Turkey's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-3. U21 Turkey made a substitution. Atabek Ataseven replaced Vedat Arslanoğlu. İsrafil Rüştü stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Klaus Humpkamp's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute Mark Mäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İsrafil Rüştü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Heiko Follmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Oğuz Tanyol, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute Mark Mäe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İsrafil Rüştü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Bilge Durdu in the 87th minute of play forced U21 Austria's goalkeeper Heiko Follmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Atabek Ataseven's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heiko Follmann was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. U21 Austria's Heiko Follmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atabek Ataseven in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Austria's Mark Mäe got a free kick in the 96th minute. U21 Austria's Peter Breitenbacher was substituted for Mark Mäe. A collision led to U21 Austria getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Mark Mäe hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 Austria eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.