Meritus, gate, hole in the lawn: one up and down of the feelings in the international match

It started with a look – by captain David Alaba when entering the lawn shortly before kick -off. It was a special return as a captain in the starting eleven after such a long injury break. Treaded behind it on a pearl chain: Alexander Schlager, Philipp Lienhart, Philipp Mwene, Christoph Baumgartner, Konrad Laimer, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald, Patrick Wimmer Marcel Sabitzer and Marko Arnautovic.

So practically all jewels that Austria’s football has to offer. Estimated market value of this starting eleven on the Linz lawn: around 110 million euros. That’s why you just have to list each player individually.

At that time, the mood in the Raiffeisen-Arena reached a first climax. The fans in the standing ground grande first impressed with a choreography in red-white-red and gold over the entire width of the field.

“Thanks for everything, Leo”

And immediately afterwards with the banner of the evening – also or precisely because it was very simple: “Thanks for all Leo” was in white writing on a red background. It was held up for ÖFB President Leo Windtner during the grief minute. “Thanks for everything” – that said everything. The sporting legacy of the long-term ÖFB long-term president will not only remain for decades in the ÖFB campus in the Seestadt Vienna-Aschnen just before the opening.

The team – competed in this game in this game – had gathered in a circle. In the stadium, it was almost spooky during the fun minute. The applause was all the louder when the Danish referee Jakob Kehlet ended the 60 seconds of silence with a whistle.

In the game it was also loud in those first 55 minutes in which fans had to be patient. The fans on the stander had also loudly acclaimed that attack on Christoph Baumgartner, for whom the Danish referee from the Var was brought to the screen – and then decided on penalty.

Marcel Sabitzer and Michael Gregoritsch were both ready at the penalty point. Sabitzer took responsibility-and after the goal, shaped the two hands into a Herzerl towards the national team fan stand.

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