Austria vs Germany, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyAustria beat Euro 2024 hosts Germany as Sane sent off
Austria outplayed a toothless Germany to win 2-0 in their friendly on Tuesday, ending their year on a high while piling more pressure on the embattled Euro 2024 hosts who had Leroy Sane sent off early in the second half.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 2': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 3': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
- 4': Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 8': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 9': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Foul by Leon Goretzka (Germany).
- 12': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Alaba with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 14': Foul by Kai Havertz (Germany).
- 14': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 25': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Goal! Austria 1, Germany 0. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
- 30': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 30': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 34': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 34': Phillipp Mwene (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 35': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 38': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 41': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 41': Niclas Füllkrug (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 44': Hand ball by Niclas Füllkrug (Germany).
- 45'+1': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 45'+1': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 1, Germany 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austria 1, Germany 0.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 46': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
- 46': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 46': Kai Havertz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Leroy Sané (Germany).
- 49': Phillipp Mwene (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Leroy Sané (Germany) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 50': Phillipp Mwene (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Trapp (Germany).
- 53': Substitution, Germany. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Julian Brandt.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 53': Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Konrad Laimer.
- 54': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 56': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 57': Foul by Serge Gnabry (Germany).
- 57': Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Substitution, Germany. Florian Wirtz replaces Serge Gnabry.
- 61': Substitution, Germany. Joshua Kimmich replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 61': Substitution, Germany. Robert Andrich replaces Leon Goretzka.
- 61': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
- 61': Robert Andrich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 64': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Mats Hummels.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konrad Laimer with a headed pass following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Austria. Maximilian Wöber replaces Phillipp Mwene.
- 69': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 69': Konrad Laimer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Robert Andrich (Germany).
- 73': Goal! Austria 2, Germany 0. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
- 77': Substitution, Germany. Marvin Ducksch replaces Kai Havertz.
- 78': Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 79': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a headed pass.
- 79': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
- 80': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Maximilian Wöber is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
- 81': Substitution, Austria. Romano Schmid replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 82': Offside, Germany. Joshua Kimmich tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 83': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Germany. Jonathan Tah tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
- 84': Delay in match (Germany).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Florian Wirtz (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 84': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Tah with a headed pass.
- 87': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 87': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 89': Offside, Austria. Romano Schmid tries a through ball, but Sasa Kalajdzic is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Austria. Maximilian Entrup replaces Konrad Laimer.
- 89': Substitution, Austria. Kevin Danso replaces David Alaba.
- 90': Substitution, Austria. Matthias Seidl replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 90': Attempt saved. Matthias Seidl (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthias Seidl.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Danso (Austria).
- 90'+1': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Germany).
- 90'+2': Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Germany).
- 90'+4': Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Joshua Kimmich (Germany).
- 90'+6': Matthias Seidl (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Maximilian Wöber (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austria 2, Germany 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austria 2, Germany 0.
Statistics
 GER |
AUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.3 | Possession | 43.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 446 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 551 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 6 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 20 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 50,000
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 50,000
Line-Ups
Austria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Schlager (GK) |
| 8 | David Alaba |
| 15 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 16 | Phillipp Mwene  |
| 5 | Stefan Posch |
| 19 | Christoph Baumgartner |
| 4 | Xaver Schlager |
| 6 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 11 | Michael Gregoritsch |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 20 | Konrad Laimer |
Germany (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 5 | Mats Hummels |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka |
| 21 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 10 | Serge Gnabry |
| 7 | Kai Havertz |
| 11 | Julian Brandt |
| 9 | Niclas Füllkrug |
| 19 | Leroy Sané  |
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