The ÖFB team blossomed after a balanced first half and gained a lot of self-confidence in the European Championship year with the clear test match success in Vienna.
Three days after the 2-0 win against Slovakia, the ÖFB team was able to defeat the next European Championship starter. Team boss Ralf Rangnick’s team clearly defeated Turkey 6-1 in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium after a strong second half.
While the Turkish team boss Vincenzo Montella did without some stars in the starting line-up in Vienna, Rangnick rehearsed for an emergency. Only Marcel Sabitzer, who suffered a minor injury against Slovakia, and David Alaba were missing from his desired eleven. The Real Madrid star will also miss the European Championships in the summer due to a torn cruciate ligament. The 31-year-old kept his fingers crossed for his team on site and was named Austria’s Footballer of the Year for the tenth time before the game.
ÖFB team starts strong again
Led by captain Konrad Laimer, the ÖFB team started the game perfectly again. The world record of Christoph Baumgartner, who scored the opening goal after just seven seconds in Slovakia on Saturday, was not in danger, but the Austrian fans were still able to celebrate again very soon. After Romano Schmid won the ball, Christoph Baumgartner was denied by Turkey goalie Ugurcan Cakir, and Xaver Schlager used the rebound from close range to make it 1-0 after 103 seconds.