ÖFB: U21 feiert Kantersieg gegen Schottland
The Austrian U21 national football team secured a 5-0 landslide victory over Scotland in Wiener Neustadt on Friday, boosting their confidence for the final phase of the EM qualifiers in the fall. Austria’s U21 team dominated the match and displayed solid defensive play. Nikolas Veratschnig stood out with four impressive goals, leading the team to success as they head into the summer break.
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The ÖFB team set the pace in the first half, heading into halftime with a commanding 4-0 lead. A goal in the second half sealed the landslide victory. WAC player Veratschnig was the star of the game in Wiener Neustadt, scoring four times (21st, 34th, 38th, 66th). Salzburg’s Samson Baidoo added the fifth goal (25th). „It feels incredibly good,“ Veratschnig expressed to ORF. Coach Werner Gregoritsch praised „a fantastic performance from a makeshift team. Everything fell into place. I am delighted because in one week we managed to make them harmonize.“ Veratschnig’s four-goal performance at U21 Gala Austria’s U21 national team celebrated a 5-0 home victory in the friendly against Scotland in Wiener Neustadt. WAC’s Nikolas Veratschnig shined with a four-goal display.
Seven debutants on the field Gregoritsch gave U21 debuts to seven players in the match against Scotland. Three of them, Austria Vienna’s full-back Luca Pazourek, Preußen Münster’s center-back Benjamin Böckle, and Blau-Weiß Linz’s midfielder Alexander Briedl, were also in the starting lineup. Justin Omoregie, Zeteny Jano, Lukas Reischl, Moritz Oswald, and Namory Cisse were later substituted. Thierno Ballo spent 81 minutes on the field after being removed from the final EM squad by head coach Ralf Rangnick a few hours earlier. The 22-year-old took it graciously: „It was nice to be part of it.“ U21 Friendly Friday: Austria – Scotland 5-0 (4-0) Wiener Neustadt Goals: Veratschnig (21st, 34th, 38th, 66th), Baidoo (25th) Austria: Polster (46th/Spari) – Böckle (60th/Omoregie), Baidoo (81st/strada), Riegler (60th/Koller), Pazourek (81st/Oswald) – Briedl (72nd/Omic), Braunöder (81st/Wels), Ballo (81st/Jano), Seidl (72nd/Cisse), Veratschnig (72nd/Gattermayer) – Bischof (60th/Reischl)
