That won’t happen with the 2025 European Football Championship finals in Slovakia. Austria’s U21 team, which had performed well in the sensational 2-0 triumph over France in November, only managed a 2-2 (0-0) draw against the blatant outsider in qualifying group F, Cyprus, who were still singing on Friday had gone down quietly 1:6 against Sweden.
Werner Gregoritsch’s ÖFB team, who had already had to settle for a 1-1 draw away from home, lacked brilliant ideas in front of around 1,400 visitors in the Rieder Innviertel Arena. Mathematically speaking, there is still a chance, but it will be difficult to catch Slovenia and/or France. Second place is required to reach the play-offs.
“We certainly won’t give up,” said coach Gregoritsch, who had disappointment written all over his face: “We were very nervous and made defensive mistakes that shouldn’t happen.”
At least the last action in the 99th minute made it 2-2 against the Cypriots, who were not squeamish and received nine yellow cards. David Riegler scored with a header.
Substitute Yusuf Demir had previously forced an own goal to make it 1-1 (61st) with an impulsive advance.
U21 European Championship qualification in Ried, Group H: Austria – Cyprus 2:2 (0:0)
Goals: Kittos (64th/own goal), Riegler (99th); Savva (52nd), Satsias (90th)
Austria: N. Upholstery; Oswald, Riegler, Estrada, Koller (60. Hofer); Ballo, Braunöder (83. S. Seidl), Omic, M. Polster (60. Binder); Vucic (46th Zimmermann), Lang (60th Demir)
Tabel: 1. Slovenia 12/5, 2. France 9/4, 3. Austria 8/5, 4. Bosnia-Herzegovina 3/5, 5. Cyprus 2/5
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