Marko Arnautovic confidently converts a penalty in the European Championship group game against Poland and shows great emotion when celebrating the goal. The 35-year-old explains the reason for this after the game.
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- Austria beat Poland 3:1 in their second European Championship group game to keep their chances of reaching the round of 16 alive.
- Marko Arnautovic joins the scorers with a penalty goal and shows great emotion as he celebrates. He explains the reason for this after the final whistle.
In the 78th minute, Marko Arnautovic had a great chance to give Austria a decisive 3:1 lead against Poland in the second European Championship group game. The veteran kept his cool, sent Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny into the wrong corner and converted with aplomb.
As he celebrates the goal afterwards, Arnautovic gives free rein to his emotions, buries his face in his shirt and seems close to tears. "It was very emotional for me after my goal," said the goalscorer in an interview with "ServusTV" after the final whistle, explaining: "There was an incident with my father, he wasn't feeling too well. But he was in the stadium today. Thank God everything is perfect again."
Most of his family witnessed the moment at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. That means a lot to the father of the family: "My children and my wife were there, my brother, my father - unfortunately my mother was at home in front of the TV. But I think she was also cheering euphorically."
The 3:1 victory over Poland is of great importance for the Austrians. With three points, they still have everything in their own hands ahead of the final group game against the Netherlands.
