1st Nations League victory
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Austria's national soccer team rewarded itself for a dominant performance with the victory it had hoped for! ÖFB team boss Ralf Rangnick's side deservedly defeated outsiders Kazakhstan 4:0 (1:0) in the Nations League in Linz on Thursday.
The Austrians moved up to second place in Group 3 of League B behind Norway. The goals were scored by Christoph Baumgartner (10), Philipp Lienhart (54), Marcel Sabitzer (56) and Matthias Seidl (79).
Salzburg reserve Schlager was allowed to gain match practice
Rangnick opted for Junior Adamu in the center of attack - the Freiburg international was preferred to Marko Arnautovic. His club colleague Michael Gregoritsch, recently recovered from a torn muscle fiber, was absent due to a flu-like infection. As expected, Gernot Trauner started alongside Philipp Lienhart in central defense. In goal, Salzburg reserve Alexander Schlager was allowed to gain match practice, but European Championship goalkeeper Patrick Pentz should be back in action on Sunday in the showdown against the Norwegians.
The most conspicuous player of the first 20 minutes will be missing for the ÖFB team against the Norwegians. Alexander Prass picked up a yellow card early on and is suspended. Prior to that, the Hoffenheim international had fired a first warning shot against the far left bar (3rd), tested Kazakhstan goalkeeper Igor Shatskiy with a free-kick from the corner of the penalty area (8th) and then knocked in another dangerous effort (9th).
Baumgartner scores Austria's sixth goal of the year
Austria were rewarded early on for their early run. After his Leipzig colleague Nicolas Seiwald had won the ball against Kazakhstan captain Askhat Tagybergen, Baumgartner collected and curled the ball into the far corner. It was the 25-year-old's sixth ÖFB goal of the year and his seventh in the last twelve international matches. The Lower Austrian ensured that the Austrian side have now scored at least once in 23 of their last 24 matches.
The Austrians clearly dominated the game in front of 14,500 spectators and could have taken a bigger lead in the first half. A shot from Konrad Laimer just missed the corner of the net (16') and a Prass cross hit the crossbar (18'). In addition, no penalty was awarded after Shatskiy made contact with Baumgartner, despite a VAR review (20). Adamu caught the eye in attack with an aerial tackle (26), and in the next action he struck the ball against the bar from close range after strong preparatory work from Laimer.
Chance proliferation did not pay off
At the other end, Stanislav Cherchessov's team were only dangerous once, when Lienhart cleared Baktiyor Zainutdinov's header from a corner (40'). After the break, the Kazakh penalty area was once again alight after a Trauner header (47'). Adamu was denied by Shatskiy (48'), and in the next action the 23-year-old hesitated too long in the penalty area after another Baumgartner pass and was denied by the ball.
There was no revenge for this waste of chances. After a corner from Romano Schmid, Lienhart headed in his second international goal relatively unchallenged. Two minutes later, Sabitzer added his 20th with a flick from a half-left position after preparatory work from the strong Baumgartner. The game was decided.
Arnautovic's cross was dry as dust for Seidl
Rangnick gave central defender Michael Svoboda his international debut. The Venezia international replaced Trauner. Arnautovic came on for Adamu and Patrick Wimmer for Schmid (all 62).
Schlager had to hold his first ball, a shot from Aslan Darabayev, in the 73rd minute. Arnautovic was denied by Shatskiy (75'), but shortly afterwards the ÖFB team struck again after three substitutes were brought on: Florian Grillitsch found Arnautovic with a lob, whose header was headed in by Seidl with a dry right-footed finish for his first international goal.
No goals conceded for the first time in nine games
Austria not only ended a drought of three games without a win, but also recorded their fourth home victory in a row. For the first time in nine games, Rangnick's team did not concede a goal. In the five international matches against Kazakhstan, the ÖFB team has always played to nil. They are also unbeaten in four games at the new Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, where they will take on Norway on Sunday.
The result:
Austria - Kazakhstan 4:0 (1:0)
Linz, Raiffeisen Arena, 14,500 spectators, SR Robertson (SCO)
Goals: 1:0 (10.) Baumgartner, 2:0 (53.) Lienhart, 3:0 (56.) Sabitzer, 4:0 (79.) Seidl
Yellow cards: Prass and S. Astanov
Austria: A. Schlager - Posch, Trauner (62. Svoboda), Lienhart, Prass - Seiwald, Laimer (76. Grillitsch) - Schmid (62. Wimmer), Baumgartner (72. M. Seidl), Sabitzer - Adamu (62. Arnautovic)
Kazakhstan: Shatskiy - S. Astanov, Kassym, Alip, Vorogovskiy - Zainutdinov (76. Zhaksybayev), Abiken (46. Orazov), Islamkhan (46. Samorodov), Tagybergen (67. Darabayev), Chesnokov - Zhaksylykov (59. Shushenachev)
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