The ÖFB team meets Moldova in Linz today. The friendly match is underway, we report live (ticker below). It is currently 0:1.
Here is the live ticker: The Austrian national team is aiming for a successful dress rehearsal for the European Championship qualification match in Sweden today in the Linz Raiffeisen Arena against the Republic of Moldova. With a win on Tuesday in Solna, the ÖFB selection would at least be very close to the EURO ticket. Before that, team boss Ralf Rangnick is hoping for some valuable information against number 164 in the FIFA world rankings – Austria is 29th. The German described the duel with the Moldovans as “qualifying for the starting eleven and also for the squad against Sweden”. In the European Championship qualifying match, the coach has to remove two kickers from the current 25-man squad, provided everyone is fit. At the moment, Rangnick has almost everything he can draw on, only Phillipp Mwene is being spared against the Moldovans due to patellar tendon problems. In his place, Dejan Ljubicic will defend on the right, explained Rangnick and – a first in his term – revealed the entire line-up on the day before an international match. Daniel Bachmann starts in goal, the back four is formed by Ljubicic, Kevin Danso, Philipp Lienhart and debutant David Schnegg, captain Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Seiwald, Florian Grillitsch and Florian Kainz play in midfield, Michael Gregoritsch and Karim Onisiwo are called up in attack. Break for AlabaDavid Alaba will most likely not play against Moldova. “That depends on how the first half goes, but we want to make sure that we don’t put unnecessary strain on him so that we can be fully rested for Sweden,” explained Rangnick. Marcel Sabitzer probably won’t be seen in Linz either, but that’s why Marko Arnautovic can expect to play from the 46th minute. “He’ll definitely play a half,” announced Rangnick. The same should apply to Christoph Baumgartner, who is also initially on the substitutes’ bench. Bachmann is expected to play through because Rangnick has made all six changes for outfield players.Won the last six duelsThe ÖFB team has won all of the last six international matches against the Republic of Moldova. The last comparison to date ended with a 4-1 win for the hosts on November 15, 2021 during the World Cup qualifiers in Klagenfurt. In the previous seven duels, Red-White-Red never scored more than two goals against the outsiders from Eastern Europe, who had already won against Austria once.
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