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Just a month after his international debut, Christoph Baumgartner has become an integral part of the Austrian team. The Hoffenheim legionnaire enlivened the ÖFB team’s match in Klagenfurt on Wednesday after his substitution and capped his performance with the final 2-1 goal.
Lower Austria scored a 3-2 draw against Romania in September and now have two goals after three appearances. “A goal is always great,” Baumgartner said cheerfully. “I am happy to be able to help the team.”
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The victory over the 2004 European champions was deserved, emphasized the 21-year-old. “In the end we showed our morale and turned the game around, which speaks for the troops. We won and we can be quite satisfied, “said Baumgartner.
According to Marco Friedl, the Austrians’ victory was fine. “After 0: 1 you could see the quality we have. In the end we cut it down completely and therefore we deserved to win, ”said the rookie, who cannot fly to Northern Ireland and Romania due to travel restrictions, but has to return to Bremen at Werder.
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After all, it was enough for the 22-year-old defender to get his team dressed for the first time. “A dream has come true,” said the Tyrolean. The feeling was similar with second rookie Raphael Holzhauser. “I wasn’t nervous, it was more like anticipation. But of course there is a certain tingling feeling before such a match, ”said the 27-year-old Belgian legionnaire.
Holzhauser was also delighted for Adrian Grbic, the 1-1 scorer, who met the former Austrian five years ago in Stuttgart. Grbic is now a ten million euro forward at Lorient, the French upper house club, who scored in his third international game for the first time. “I have to realize all this first. It was an incredible moment when the ball was in the goal, you can’t describe that feeling, ”said the 24-year-old.
Stefan Ilsanker was also able to celebrate personal success: the Frankfurt Legionnaire wore the captain’s armband after replacing Julian Baumgartlinger in the second half. “I have always shown my performance in recent years. That is simply confirmation that I have been there a long time and that I am doing well, ”explained the Salzburg native. “But it is much more important that you take responsibility without the tie.”
The victory over Greece “was only achieved in a friendly match”, “but in the end everyone plays for their country of origin. Everyone is proud when they wear the eagle on their chest. That’s why we want to win every game, ”explained Ilsanker. The next opportunities to do this are in the Nations League on Sunday in Northern Ireland and Wednesday in Romania.
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Photo: GEPA
