Netherlands vs Austria, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Austria upset Dutch in thriller to claim surprise top spot
A left-footed rocket from Marcel Sabitzer gave Austria a thrilling 3-2 win over the Netherlands that sent them into the last 16 at Euro 2024 as Group D winners, with the Dutch also progressing as one of the best third-placed teams.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Own Goal by Donyell Malen, Netherlands. Netherlands 0, Austria 1.
- 13': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
- 13': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
- 15': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 15': Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 16': Patrick Wimmer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Max Wöber (Austria).
- 17': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
- 23': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a through ball.
- 25': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 26': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
- 26': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Patrick Wimmer.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
- 30': Attempt saved. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
- 32': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
- 33': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Patrick Wimmer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten following a set piece situation.
- 35': Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Joey Veerman.
- 35': Delay in match (Austria).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 37': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 38': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
- 38': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Hand ball by Romano Schmid (Austria).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Patrick Wimmer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 40': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Austria).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 41': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Austria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Austria 1.
- 47': Goal! Netherlands 1, Austria 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a fast break.
- 48': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 48': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 51': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Max Wöber.
- 54': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 54': Patrick Pentz (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Pentz (Austria).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Alexander Prass (Austria).
- 58': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
- 59': Goal! Netherlands 1, Austria 2. Romano Schmid (Austria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Grillitsch with a cross.
- 62': Alexander Prass (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
- 62': Substitution, Austria. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Philipp Lienhart.
- 63': Substitution, Austria. Konrad Laimer replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 64': Substitution, Austria. Leopold Querfeld replaces Florian Grillitsch.
- 65': Offside, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
- 65': Substitution, Netherlands. Micky van de Ven replaces Nathan Aké.
- 68': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 68': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Alexander Prass (Austria).
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Leopold Querfeld (Austria).
- 71': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Donyell Malen because of an injury.
- 72': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 72': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 75': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 75': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Goal! Netherlands 2, Austria 2. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a headed pass.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 78': VAR Decision: Goal Netherlands 2-2 Austria (Memphis Depay).
- 78': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 79': Alexander Prass (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 80': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Konrad Laimer.
- 80': Goal! Netherlands 2, Austria 3. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner with a through ball.
- 83': Offside, Austria. Christoph Baumgartner is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
- 85': Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Austria. Andreas Weimann replaces Romano Schmid.
- 90'+3': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Patrick Pentz.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Leopold Querfeld (Austria).
- 90'+4': Leopold Querfeld (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+5': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (Netherlands).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Austria 3.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Austria 3.
Statistics
 AUT |
NED |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 317 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 404 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 14 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 68,363
Venue: Olympiastadion Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 68,363
EURO Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 2 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 24 | Jerdy Schouten |
| 16 | Joey Veerman |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 11 | Cody Gakpo |
| 18 | Donyell Malen |
Austria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Patrick Pentz (GK) |
| 2 | Maximilian Wöber |
| 15 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 8 | Alexander Prass |
| 5 | Stefan Posch  |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 10 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 6 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 23 | Patrick Wimmer |
| 18 | Romano Schmid |
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