Austria 2-0 Germany: 10-man Germany lose 2 games in a row as Sabitzer scores

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 Events

0' The match is about to start!

8' CLOSE! Baumgartner’s shot wide out

18' Gregoritsch misses a golden chance!

29' GOAL! Austria 1-0 Germany (Sabitzer)

50' Red Card! Sane sent off

53' CLOSE! Posch’s shot wide out

68' What a save from Trapp!

73' GOAL! Austria 2-0 Germany (Christoph Baumgartner)

Match Report

Marcel Sabitzer's low drive in the 29th minute put the dominant hosts, who have qualified for the Euros, in front with Germany posing no threat in attack and needing 32 minutes for their first shot on goal.

Another quick passing move led to Austria's Christoph Baumgartner chipping the ball over keeper Kevin Trapp in the 73rd, with Germany down to 10 men following the 49th-minute red card for Sane.

For Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann, who took over in September, it was the second straight loss after Saturday's 3-2 home defeat to Turkey, forcing him back to the drawing board seven months before the start of the Euros on home soil.

Both sides will find out who they face in the Euro 2024 group stage when the draw takes place on 2 December.

Line-ups

Austria XI: Alaba, Gregoritsch, Sabitzer, P. Mwene, Alexander Schlager, Lienhart, S.Posch, Laimer, Schlager, Christoph Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald

Subs: Arnautovic, Kainz, Grillitsch, Patrick Pentz, Manprit Sarkaria, Sasa Kalajdzic, Danso, Maximilian Wöber, Maximilian Entrup, Romano Schmid, Tobias Lawal, Matthias Seidl

Germany XI: Hummels, Trapp, Gundogan, Füllkrug, Rudiger, Goretzka, Gnabry, Brandt, Tah, Sane, Havertz

Subs: Muller, Oliver Baumann, Gross, Janis Blaswich, Marvin Ducksch, Hofmann, Sule, Robert Andrich, Grischa Prömel, Kimmich, Henrichs, David Raum, Florian Wirtz