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National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Hautot took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wladimir Wasilewski might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arne Grabner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wladimir Wasilewski ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Hautot in the 12th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Austria's Jonas Hautot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karlheinz Ludecke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Luxembourg's attentive Siegfried Knubel managed to snatch the ball when Matt Wegener made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Luxembourg's Wladimir Wasilewski got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karlheinz Ludecke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hautot in the 20th minute of the match. Robin Steckamp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Karlheinz Ludecke firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wladimir Wasilewski scored 1-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arne Grabner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd minute, Tim Holz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luxembourg's Karlheinz Ludecke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Luxembourg from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wladimir Wasilewski to strike the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Arne Grabner successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wladimir Wasilewski in the 57th minute of play forced Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Steckamp in the 60th minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hautot, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Robin Steckamp hit a great ball. Austria made a substitution. Daniel Tschida replaced Jonas Hautot. Austria made a substitution. Matthias Zahn replaced Matt Wegener. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Robin Steckamp hit a great ball. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adib Ovi in the 70th minute of play. Karlheinz Ludecke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Tschida in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match, Wladimir Wasilewski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Arne Grabner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ovidiu Adrian got a throw-in 82 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Matthias Zahn. In the 84th minute, Jean-Claude Fröhlich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Tschida in the 87th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Austria's goalkeeper Arne Grabner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Sanches. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adib Ovi in the 95th minute of play forced Luxembourg's goalkeeper Karlheinz Ludecke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.