Wild rollercoaster ride Austria beats the Netherlands and sensationally wins the group

Austria wins the ultra-thrilling match against the Netherlands 3:2 and finishes the Group of Death in first place because France only plays 1:1 against Poland, who have already been eliminated.

With a strong performance, the Austrians confirmed their status as the secret favorites. They emerged victorious in the group with heavyweights France and the Netherlands. The Dutch equalized twice, but twice the Austrians were able to respond promptly. The Oranjes then had no answer to Marcel Sabitzer's powerful shot ten minutes before the end.

The self-confident team of German coach Ralf Rangnick had started the European Championships with an early own goal and a 1-0 defeat against France, and now it was they who put their opponents under so much pressure that they scored the wrong goal. After just five minutes, new signing Donyell Malen slid the ball into his own net. After Cody Gakpo equalized, it was a Romano Schmid header that Stefan de Vrij could only push behind his own line in the greatest of emergencies.

The defeat has no direct consequences for the Dutch, who have been so solid defensively so far, but as third in the group they will now face a much stronger opponent in the round of 16. A draw would have been enough to win the group, as France did not manage more than a draw against Poland. Coach Ronald Koeman has yet to find the right balance. While his players were good defensively in the first two games, the offense stuttered. Now the stars Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay scored, but they were poor at the back.

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Netherlands - Austria 2:3 (0:1)

Berlin. - 68'363 spectators. - SR Kruzliak (SVK). - Goals: 6th Malen (own goal) 0:1. 47th Gakpo 1:1. 59th Schmid 1:2. 75th Depay 2:2. 80th Sabitzer 2:3.

Netherlands: Verbruggen; Geertruida, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké (66. Van de Ven); Reijnders (66. Wijnaldum), Schouten, Veerman (35. Simons); Malen (72. Weghorst), Depay, Gakpo.

Austria: Pentz; Posch, Wöber, Lienhart (63. Querfeld), Prass; Seiwald, Grillitsch (63. Laimer); Wimmer (63. Baumgartner), Sabitzer, Schmid (92. Weimann); Arnautovic (78. Gregoritsch).

Remarks: Netherlands complete, Austria without Trauner (injured). 83rd goal by Baumgartner disallowed (offside). Cautions: 32nd Posch. 33rd Wimmer (suspended for the round of 16). 94. cross field.

Netherlands

Completed

2:3

(0:1)

Austria

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• Cody Gakpo - 1:1 (47.)
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• Memphis Depay - 2:2 (75.)
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• (6.) 0:1 - Donyell Malen
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• (59.) 1:2 - Romano Schmid
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• (80.) 2:3 - Marcel Sabitzer

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90.+8.
End of 2nd half
90.+4.
Yellow card Austria
Leopold Querfeld
90.+2.
Substitution in Austria

Andreas Weimann
Striker
90.+2.
Substitution out Austria

Romano Schmid
Midfielder
80.
Goal for Austria, 2:3 through Marcel Sabitzer (Christoph Baumgartner)

Marcel Sabitzer
Midfielder

Assist: Christoph Baumgartner
Midfielder
78.
Substitution in Austria

Michael Gregoritsch
Striker
78.
Substitution out Austria

Marko Arnautovic
Striker
75.
Goal for Netherlands, 2:2 through Memphis Depay (Wout Weghorst)

Memphis Depay
Striker

Assist: Wout Weghorst
Striker
72.
Substitution in Netherlands

Wout Weghorst
Striker
72.
Substitution out Netherlands

Donyell Malen
Striker
65.
Substitution in Netherlands

Micky van de Ven
Defender
65.
Substitution out Netherlands

Nathan Aké
Defender
65.
Substitution in Netherlands

Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder
65.
Substitution out Netherlands

Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder
62.
Substitution in Austria

Leopold Querfeld
Defender
62.
Substitution out Austria

Philipp Lienhart
Defender
62.
Substitution in Austria

Konrad Laimer
Midfielder
62.
Substitution out Austria

Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder
62.
Substitution in Austria

Christoph Baumgartner
Midfielder
62.
Substitution out Austria

Patrick Wimmer
Midfielder
59.
Goal for Austria, 1:2 through Romano Schmid (Florian Grillitsch)

Romano Schmid
Midfielder

Assist: Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder
47.
Goal for Netherlands, 1:1 through Cody Gakpo (Xavi Simons)

Cody Gakpo
Striker

Assist: Xavi Simons
Midfielder
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+3.
End of 1st half
35.
Substitution in Netherlands

Xavi Simons
Midfielder
35.
Substitution out Netherlands

Joey Veerman
Midfielder
33.
Yellow card Austria
Patrick Wimmer
32.
Yellow card Austria
Stefan Posch
6.
Goal for Austria, 0:1 through an own goal by Donyell Malen

Donyell Malen
Striker
1.
Start of the match