The ÖFB choice reached a 1:1 (1:1) draw in opposition to Switzerland of their gown rehearsal for the European Championship in St. Gallen on Saturday, making them unbeaten in seven matches. The truth that the early lead by Christoph Baumgartner (fifth) was not sufficient for a seventh win in a row was ensured by the Swiss Silvan Widmer (twenty sixth).
8 adjustments within the beginning lineup
ÖFB group supervisor Ralf Rangnick made eight adjustments to his beginning lineup in comparison with the 2-1 win on Tuesday within the final dwelling take a look at earlier than the EURO in opposition to Serbia. Solely midfielders Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid and Christoph Baumgartner remained within the group. In entrance of goalie Heinz Lindner, who performed his first worldwide match in additional than 14 months following recovering from testicular most cancers, Daniliuc, Philipp Lienhart, Gernot Trauner and Phillipp Mwene shaped the utterly new protection. Lienhart performed with a deep head bandage due to the reduce above his eye.
Michael Gregoritsch began within the heart of the assault as an alternative of Marko Arnautovic, and Rangnick put Florian Kainz behind him. As a result of Arnautovic and Marcel Sabitzer have been rested on the bench of their avenue footwear, Konrad Laimer acted as captain. Whereas Rangnick solely despatched round half of his dream group onto the sector, the Swiss performed in entrance of 18,731 spectators within the sold-out Kybunpark with virtually their finest line-up, except for USA legionnaire Xherdan Shaqiri.
First aim following 5 minutes
The sport began 5 minutes late as a result of a aim internet needed to be repaired with cable ties. The ball was already in it following simply as lengthy. Kainz handed to the Swiss Baumgartner following he misplaced the ball. Baumgartner began a solo run deep in his personal half, overran the Swiss’ whole once more line and beat goalie Yann Sommer. It was the 24-year-old’s fifteenth aim for the nationwide group. He has scored in every of the final 5 worldwide matches. The final time he managed that in an ÖFB jersey was Hans Krankl in 1976.
The Austrians additionally scored a aim within the first ten minutes of their fourth worldwide match this 12 months. At instances, nevertheless, they defended deeper than we’re used to. Switzerland had extra possession of the ball, however hardly created any clear probabilities to attain – till Ruben Vargas on the left sided let Daniliuc slide into area. Lindner let his shot from a good angle bounce ahead and Widmer tapped in to make it 1:1.
A good success
At half-time, three potential beginning eleven gamers, Stefan Posch, Florian Grillitsch and Patrick Wimmer, got here on for Daniliuc, Kainz and Baumgartner. From the 67th minute, Rangnick additionally gave enjoying time to his central defender duo Kevin Danso and Maximilian Wöber, and ten minutes later Matthias Seidl got here on. The ÖFB eleven continued to press within the opposition half within the second half and have been subsequently significantly better within the recreation. Sommer parried a direct nook from Wimmer along with his fist (sixty fourth minute). After a move from Wimmer, Gregoritsch was additionally stopped by the Inter Milan goalkeeper (82nd minute).
The ÖFB group solely managed seven consecutive victories in its historical past from 1933 to 1934 and from 2017 to 2018. After three defeats in a row in opposition to Switzerland, nevertheless, they as soon as once more managed a good success within the native duel. The Swiss have solely misplaced one in all their final 14 worldwide matches. The ÖFB group can level to having solely conceded three objectives within the final seven and scoring not less than as soon as in 17 video games in a row.
After 2016 (0-2 in opposition to the Netherlands) and 2021 (0-0 in opposition to Slovakia), the third European Championship gown rehearsal in a row failed to supply a win. The ÖFB gamers got three days off following the sport earlier than checking into the European Championship headquarters in Berlin on Wednesday. The European Championship kicks off on Monday in per week (June 17) in Düsseldorf in opposition to title favourite France. The Swiss will begin the match on Saturday (June 15) in Cologne in opposition to Hungary.
