The Austrian team did not disappoint despite the absence of the Madrid player David Alaba and will play their third straight European Championship final phase next summer in Germany, after defeating Azerbaijan 0-1 on Monday thanks to a penalty goal from Marcel Sabitzer at the beginning of the second half.
A goal that ended the misery of the Central European team, which, despite completely dominating the match in the first half, was unable to translate its control into clear scoring opportunities in the first forty-five minutes.
The panorama has completely changed entering the beginning of the second phase of Sabitzer, who, as was the case on Friday against Belgium, started the contest on the bench due to abductor problems that have kept him out of the last four games at Borussia Dortmund.
On one of the first balls he touched, Marcel Sabitzer scored the penalty that ended up giving Austria the win and, above all, qualification for the Euro 2024 Championship in Germany for the fourth time in its history.
Fouls, penalties and goals
The Austrian midfielder, a former player, among others, of Bayern Munich and Manchester United, was launched in the first minute of the second half a foul that hit Rahil Mammadov’s arm, one of the members of the barrier, and the referee did not hesitate to signal the eleven meters.
The ultimate penalty, in the 48th minute, was converted by Sabitzer himself, who cheated the local goalkeeper Shakhrudin Magomedaliyev with a strong low shot.
Two minutes later, in the 50th minute, Austria were in the boots Christoph Baumgartner, a good opportunity to settle the dispute.
Expulsion from the discount
A lack of success that those of Ralf Rangnick, which ended with ten players each the dismissal in extra time of Guido Burgstaller, after seeing how in the 90th minute Toral Bayramov He had an unparalleled opportunity to level the rivalry that the Azerbaijani player did not know how to take advantage of.
Austria added the three points it needed to join Belgium as second in Group F for next year’s Euro Cup in Germany.
There are now eight classifieds
In Austria, there are now eight teams that have qualified for Euro 2024 after hosts Germany, Spain, Scotland, France, Portugal, Turkey and Belgium.
Source: La Verdad
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