Switzerland and Austria drew this Saturday in Sankt Gallen (1-1) in their last friendly before participating in the Euro Cup in Germany which starts on June 14.
The visitors started the match strongly, with a goal in their first opportunity, scored by Baumgartner, who beat the swiss goalkeeper summer after an amazing solo action.
Baumgartner escaped and advanced to Austria
The Austrian defense won the ball in midfield and Baumgartner, from RB Leipzig, picked it up, breaking away from his rivals at breakneck speed before standing alone in front of goal and scoring.
The Swiss had trouble stabilizing the game against their rival’s spirited start.
Widmer, in clear, touch
But in the 26th minute came Switzerland’s first goal after a shot from Vargas from the right cleared the goal in extremis Lindner. Widmer He was in the right place and had no problem scoring after the rebound.
After the tie, the match lost its dynamism, which the teams did not see in the second half, which was marked by a less attractive game and no real scoring opportunities.
Downturn in the second half
The only relevant possibility came in the 82nd minute for the Austrian Gregoritsch, which, however, could not be overcome summer with a shot from the small area.
Both teams are solid in defense and their respective coaches took advantage of the clash between the neighbors to test the players before the start of the Euro Cup.
Switzerland opens on June 15 against Hungary, in group A, while Austria plays its first match against France, on June 17, in group D.
Data sheets
Switzerland: Sommer, Elvedi, Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez (Zesiger, m.77), Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka (Stergiou, m.77), Ndoye, Zuber (Aebischer, m.42), Vargas (Okafor, m.66) , Amdouni (Shaquiri, d. 66)
Austria: Linder, Trauner (Danso, m.67), Laimer (Seidl, m.78), Seiwald, Gregoritsch, Lienhart (Wöber, m.67), Mwene, Kainz (Wimmer, m.46), Schmid, Baumgartner ( Grillitsch, m.46), Daniliuc (Posch, m.46)
Goals: 0-1, Baumgartner (m.5); 1-1, Widmer (m.26)
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy), warned Xhaka (5.57), Stergiou (m.78), Seiwald (m.82), Wimmer (m.90+1)
Incidents: friendly match played at the Kybunpark stadium in Sankt Gallen, in front of 17,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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