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After two games, the ÖFB team has four points and a 5: 3 goal difference. The Danes already have six points and increased their shooting count to 10-0 thanks to an 8-0 win over Moldova. In addition, team boss Kasper Hjulmand forgave many of his players for Wednesday’s away game (8.45pm, live on ORF1) in Vienna, putting the Danes in pole position for the moment before the first duel between the two teams. .
Austria is slightly behind after losing two points to Scotland (2-2), but they took a mandatory victory on matchday two and saved their forces after about an hour. It should have been greater than 3: 1 a long time ago, which was also shown by looking at the stats. The ratio was called 27: 9 shots on goal. “We have to score more goals, that bothers us,” emphasized Baumgartner.
Denmark, World Cup opponent, in top form
Denmark has been in top form in the World Cup qualifiers so far. After the 2-0 victory in Israel at the start of the World Cup, group favorites celebrated an 8-0 victory over Moldova on Sunday.
In this sense, the Hoffenheim legionary himself fought. The 21-year-old, who scored for the third time in his seventh international game, also hit the crossbar and forgave goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen after the break. “I had an immediate opportunity when the ball went to the crossbar. That would have been the can opener in a game like this ”, remarked the creative. As is often the case against the Faroe Islands, things turned out differently and the Austrians were suddenly left behind.
Austria beats the Faroe Islands
The Austrian team completed their mandatory task in qualifying for the World Cup against the Faroe Islands with a 3-1 victory on Sunday. But Franco Foda’s team, according to the well-known history of the ÖFB team with the outsider, had a bad time, that is, they had to run after a 0-1 deficit.
Again the standard granted
The Schafsinseln guests, who had previously been undefeated in seven competitive games, presented themselves compactly on defense and switched pleasantly. The ÖFB defense was harmless, but once in the opponent’s half, the Faroe Islands looked for fouls, throw-ins or corner kicks to be dangerous in standard situations. That finally worked and led to the goal.
“There was a ten minute phase where we only defended throw-ins, corners and free kicks,” said Sasa Kalajdzic. “We had mentioned that the Faroe Islands were dangerous in the sets and we couldn’t avoid unnecessary fouls.” The two goals conceded in Scotland were also preceded by two set pieces.
And so Sonni Ragnar Nattestad, 1.97 meters tall, found himself behind a curve to guide the guests, albeit illegally, leaning against Gernot Trauner. In accordance with the rules, Nattestad ÖFB goalkeeper Alexander Schlager scored again.
“We have to turn that off”
“Of course we have to put out the goals according to the standards,” warned Aleksandar Dragovic. “But it was not easy, one of the defenders feels like four meters tall, which is difficult to defend. But we have to analyze it and do better against Denmark, ”said the 30-year-old, who capped his 88th international game with his second ÖFB goal. Only Andreas Herzog (103), Toni Polster (95) and Gerhard Hanappi (93) are ahead of him on the ÖFB’s everlasting mission list. Ideally, it could even hit 100 this year.
The Austrians corrected the deficit in a quarter of an hour. “Then we realized that we had to pick up the pace. We did better from minute 30, we were in better positions, the passes were more precise and then we scored three goals, “said David Alaba. The substitute ÖFB captain let off steam both on the left side of midfield and in the center and also saw a sovereign victory throughout the game. “We created a lot of opportunities during the 90 minutes, we had a lot of positive actions on offense and we were stable on defense as well.”
Backlog flipped again
The players also highlighted the reaction to the deficit. “It was very good, we got into the rhythm and played good football. If we play the whole game or most of the phases, all the opponents will have a hard time against us, ”said Kalajdzic. “We are also set apart by the fact that we keep coming back and staying calm,” added Dragovic. The ÖFB team has been unbeaten in eight games and has regained 0: 1 at least four times.
When asked about the first half hour that Austria fell behind against the Faroe Islands, Dragovic said: “You don’t have to win the match after 30 minutes, you have 90 minutes. In the end we have to have one more goal than the rival, that counts. “
This helpful access has led the ÖFB team under Foda to few football festivals, but now 21 wins in 32 matches, as well as qualification for the European Championship final and promotion to League A of the Nations League. If you want to qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup, you have to win in Group F. Lead over the Danes, who are eleven places above the ÖFB in the world rankings (12th).
“We have to trust ourselves”
“They have a lot of very good players, so we have to be careful on defense, but also have confidence in ourselves on offense, and it’s essential to get our game out on the field,” Baumgartner said regarding the first. duel on Wednesday. “It will certainly not be an easy match. Qualifying started very well. He is certainly a tough opponent and the next test, ”said Alaba.
“It will be an intense match against a rival who has quality. I think it will be a good game. If everyone does their best, it will look good, ”said Kalajdzic, who started the World Cup with three goals promisingly. And Dragovic may have seen something positive in a really negative aspect against the Faroe Islands. “We should have scored one or two more goals today, but maybe we saved it for Denmark.”
