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For the team boss, Franco Foda, it was the first international match after a break of more than nine months in Corona. The German had to do without David Alaba, Marko Arnautovic, Konrad Laimer and Valentino Lazaro, among others. Captain Julian Baumgartlinger initially sat on the bench due to lack of training, while Martin Hinteregger used the bow instead. Christoph Baumgartner celebrated his A-team debut in the 4-2-3-1 system and, like his colleagues, had a good figure for long periods.
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Published by The National Team on Friday, September 4, 2020
Austria takes the initiative
The Austrians took the initiative early on and had much more possession than the hosts, but there were no real opportunities to play. The average was dangerous with a header from Gregoritsch well above the goal (3rd), with a blocked shot from Stefan Lainer and a few seconds later with a failure by Andreas Ulmer (both 20th).
The first really successful attack led to the opening goal: Xaver Schlager managed to win the ball close to sixteen opponents and Ulmer threw a cross on Gregoritsch, who scored with a volley in the fall (35th).
Haaland without a goal in the first half
Even after the goal, the Norwegians did not give any momentum to the game, star forward Haaland did not do a trick against the ÖFB defense in the first half. That didn’t change for the moment when Hinteregger had to leave the field in the 40th minute due to an ankle injury.
His substitute captain, Sabitzer, made things clear in the 54th minute. Karim Onisiwo met Sander Berge in the 16th on the arm, and the Leipzig pro converted the penalty imposed precisely in the left corner.
Norway with a dangerous counterattack
As a result, the technically superior Austrians let the ball and opponents run and seemed to play the game easily at home before they were met with a counterattack. Alexander Sörloth suddenly appeared only from the left, Haaland using his cross pass to score his first goal in the third international after quickly wandering away from Hinteregger’s replacement Aleksandar Dragovic. Goalkeeper Alexander Schlager, who had been given preference over Cican Stankovic, was unable to defend himself.
The Austrians did not stop with this setback and missed with a header from Sabitzer (68th) and a shot from Baumgartner (73rd) to the Norwegian goalkeeper Rune Jarstein. Berge missed the best chance for the local team to equalize, his header from close range flew far from the goal (83rd).
The ÖFB team meets Romania
The ÖFB team will continue on Monday with their home game in Klagenfurt against the Romanians, who also scored 1-1 at home to Northern Ireland on Friday. In October, the Nations League away games against Northern Ireland and Romania await after a test match against Greece at the Wörthersee Stadium.
(Those: APA)
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