Round of 16 chances preserved Arnautovic and Baumgartner fire Austria to victory against Poland

Austria landed their first win on the second matchday of the highly competitive Group D. The team, dubbed the secret favorites by many, defeated Poland 3:1 in Berlin.

The Austrians, who started the tournament with a lot of praise, were under a lot of pressure in the match against Poland after their opening defeat against France and ahead of their final group match against the Netherlands. German coach Ralf Rangnick's team withstood this pressure, even if they did waver at times.

Especially after Krzysztof Piatek's equalizer, the game could have gone either way - both the Poles and the Austrians had chances to take the lead. However, it was the latter who scored the decisive goal after 66 minutes in the person of Christoph Baumgartner. After being played in by substitute Alexander Prass, the Leipzig midfielder shot from 16 meters out, leaving Wojciech Szczesny in the Polish goal with no chance to defend.

Twelve minutes later, captain Marko Arnautovic secured the win. The 35-year-old scored from the spot after Szczesny had fouled Marcel Sabitzer. Gernot Trauner, who replaced Kevin Danso in central defense, had already put Austria ahead with a header after nine minutes and a perfect cross from Philipp Mwene.

It was an eminently important victory for the Austrians. With three points, they still have everything in their own hands ahead of the final group game. For Poland, on the other hand, a second defeat in their second match means that their final tournament is likely to be over after the group stage.

The telegram

Poland - Austria 1:3 (1:1).

Berlin. - 69'455 spectators. - Referee Meler (TUR). - Goals: 9. Trauner 0:1. 30. Piatek 1:1. 66. Baumgartner 1:2. 78. Arnautovic (penalty) 1:3.

Poland: Szczesny; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Piotrowski (46. Moder), Zielinski (87. Urbanski), Slisz (76. Grosicki), Zalewski; Buksa (60. Lewandowski), Piatek (60. Swiderski).

Austria: Pentz; Posch, Lienhart, Trauner (59. Danso), Mwene (63. Prass); Baumgartner (81. Schmid), Seiwald, Laimer, Grillitsch (46. Wimmer), Sabitzer; Arnautovic (81. Gregoritsch).

Remarks: Cautions: 53rd Slisz, 56th Wimmer, 62nd Moder, 64th Lewandowski, 70th Arnautovic, 78th Szczesny.

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Poland

Completed

1:3

(1:1)

Austria

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• Krzysztof Piatek - 1:1 (30.)
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• (9.) 0:1 - Gernot Trauner
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• (66.) 1:2 - Christoph Baumgartner
• (78.) 1:3 - Marko Arnautovic

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90.+5.
End of 2nd half
87.
Substitution in Poland

Kacper Urbanski
Midfielder
87.
Substitution out Poland

Piotr Zielinski
Midfielder
81.
Substitution in Austria

Michael Gregoritsch
Striker
81.
Substitution out Austria

Marko Arnautovic
Striker
81.
Substitution in Austria

Romano Schmid
Midfielder
81.
Substitution out Austria

Christoph Baumgartner
Midfielder
78.
Goal for Austria, 1:3 through penalties from Marko Arnautovic

Marko Arnautovic
Striker
77.
Yellow card Poland
Wojciech Szczesny
75.
Substitution in Poland

Kamil Grosicki
Midfielder
75.
Substitution out Poland

Bartosz Slisz
Midfielder
70.
Yellow card Austria
Marko Arnautovic
66.
Goal for Austria, 1:2 through Christoph Baumgartner (Alexander Prass)

Christoph Baumgartner
Midfielder

Assist: Alexander Prass
Midfielder
64.
Yellow card Poland
Robert Lewandowski
63.
Substitution in Austria

Alexander Prass
Midfielder
63.
Substitution out Austria

Phillipp Mwene
Defender
62.
Yellow card Poland
Jakub Moder
60.
Substitution in Poland

Robert Lewandowski
Striker
60.
Substitution out Poland

Adam Buksa
Striker
60.
Substitution in Poland

Karol Swiderski
Striker
60.
Substitution out Poland

Krzysztof Piatek
Striker
59.
Substitution in Austria

Kevin Danso
Defender
59.
Substitution out Austria

Gernot Trauner
Defender
56.
Yellow card Austria
Patrick Wimmer
53.
Yellow card Poland
Bartosz Slisz
46.
Substitution in Austria

Patrick Wimmer
Midfielder
46.
Substitution out Austria

Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder
46.
Substitution in Poland

Jakub Moder
Midfielder
46.
Substitution out Poland

Jakub Piotrowski
Midfielder
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+2.
End of 1st half
30.
Goal for Poland, 1:1 through Krzysztof Piatek

Krzysztof Piatek
Striker
9.
Goal for Austria, 0:1 through Gernot Trauner (Phillipp Mwene)

Gernot Trauner
Defender

Assist: Phillipp Mwene
Defender
1.
Start of the match