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.
2023 Friendlies
2-0
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