“We had good phases of the game at times”

Romania – Austria 0: 1 (0: 0)

Ploiesti, Ilie Oana Stadium, SR Stefanski (POL)

Target: 0: 1 tablespoon (75 °)

Romania: Tatarusanu – Balasa, Burca, Tosca, Bancu – Maxim (62./Cicaldau), Marin, Stanciu (83./Iancu) – Deac (83./Puscas), Alibec (62./Keserü), Mitrita (76./Hagi )

Austria: Pervan – Lainer, Dragovic, Hinteregger (53./Posch), Alaba – Ilsanker, Baumgartlinger (76./Grillitsch) – Schöpf (76./Ranftl), X. Schlager, Baumgartner – Gregoritsch (90./Kalajdzic)

Yellow cards: Burca, Deac or Baumgartner, Gregoritsch, Hinteregger, Alaba

The voices of the game

Candid fuck (Team boss ÖFB): “Our problem in the first half was that we made very minor mistakes in the set-up of the game, so we didn’t have as much access to pressure as in previous games. But you also felt a bit tired. After switching to a three-way chain in the second half, we had better access. We had good phases in the game at times, but we were also lucky in one or two counter-situations because the Romanians finished badly. I had to replace Hinteregger because he almost turned yellow-red from a foul that was not actually a foul. So I didn’t want to risk anything. Whether Arnautovic will be there in November depends on whether he will reach the Chinese league final with Shanghai. If he leaves earlier, he will be there. “

Alessandro Schöpf (ÖFB scorer): “I’m happy that I was able to help the team with the goal and that I won at the end of the day. In the first half we did not have that access. Our system didn’t exactly match our opponents, so we didn’t get into duels much. Then we switch and start with three peaks. On the occasion of the second half, the victory was deserved. Every victory is good. We knew we had to counter that, and we did. We don’t allow much and look for our rooms up front. “

Stefan lainer (ÖFB player): “It was the difficult game that was expected. We wanted to push, but the Romanians were often able to combine so all three points were hard to win. We are all working together and we have always pushed our limits in the last three games. Of course, you always need a bit of luck, but right now it’s going well. We got better and better at the game, we were able to make better use of the side space, and overall, if you look at the possibilities, we are the deserved winner.

Martin Hinteregger (ÖFB player): “We dominated Romania and that’s why we deserved to win. We only managed half the offense to create chances, but defensively, like in Northern Ireland, we were very good. That is a good base. Before I was replaced, I did not know that the referee had threatened me with a red card (Hinteregger had already seen the yellow card, note). At first I thought it was my foot. During the foul, I thought for a moment that more had happened, but the foot is fine. “