“Watch out for Austria,” said some at the start of this Euro Cup, declaring that the team led by Rangnick He looks like one of the revelations of the tournament. They don’t seem too off track based on what happened in group D, which ended Tuesday with Austria leading France and the Netherlands. It is mainly thanks to the success (2-3) that those Rangnick before the Netherlands of Ronald Koeman who qualified first and will play in the round of 16, as one of the four best third parties in the group stage. It remains to be seen and won’t be known until this Wednesday, but it could be Spain’s first opponent in the qualifiers.
‘Oranje’ started better than their rivals, but misfortune struck them Koeman when the ball was recently rolling on the green of the Olympiastadion. It was at 6′ when Malen, lined up to score in the rival goal, did it himself with an attempted clearance that was really an unwelcome shot. It is curious what is happening in this Euro Cup where no more and no less than 7 own goals have been scored.
With a deficit on the scoreboard it was up to Netherlands advance his lines and he shouts Koeman on the band to do it. But it was difficult for the Dutch team to find a tying goal that did not come until the beginning of the second half, when Gakpo He made the score 1-1 with a great shot from the edge of the area.
With the tie, the game started again, and it wasn’t the last time it was done. because Austriawith less ball than the Netherlands but better here, scored 1-2 in the 58th minute, making his debut as a scorer for his team Schmidt end of a beautiful center in the area Grillitschbut in the 77th minute they tied again Netherlands with a purpose Memphis Depay which required VAR intervention when the referee first estimated that the attacker had helped himself with his hand. It was not to be, and the score rose to 2-2, risking a good ending to the game for ‘Oranje’.
Nothing could be further from the truth, because three minutes later Austriawith a purpose Sabitzer After a great individual action, they led the scoreboard again (2-3). And the third time was the charm because things ended in that trial.
In a group where most reserved for him the role of fighting to be third on the side Poland, Austria rebelled and ended it before the mighty France and of Netherlands. ‘Oranje’, despite the defeat, are in the round of 16 because 4 points guarantee them one of the four best third parties. Koeman’s men will face a group leader to determine, who could be Spainand Austria in the second of F, which will be Turkey, Czech Republic either Georgia.
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match lineup
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Eleven
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fifteen
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Olympiastadion Berlin
Patrick Pentz13
Stefan Posch5
31′
64′
Alexander Prass8
Florian Grillitsch10
63′
Philip Lienhartfifteen
61′
Max Wöber2
64′
Roman Schmidt18
58′
91′
3. 4′
Nicolas Seiwald6
74′
Marko Arnautovic7
77′
5′
71′
Marcel Sabitzer9
79′
46′
Patrick Wimmer23
32′
62′
Replacements
Heinz Lindner1
Niklas Hedl12
Gernot Trauner3
Kevin Dance4
64′
Leopold Querfeld14
63′
93′
Philip Mwene16
Flavius Daniliuctwenty-one
Florian Kainz17
3. 4′
Christoph Baumgartner19
61′
64′
Konrad Laimertwenty
62′
Matthias Seidl22
71′
Marco Grüll26
Michael GregoritschEleven
77′
Andreas Weimann24
91′
Maximilian Entrup25
coach
Ronald Koeman
Ralf Rangnick
Source: La Verdad
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