Austria breathed new life into their Euro 2024 marketing campaign with a powerful 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin.
Targets from Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic gave Ralf Rangnick’s aspect hope of progressing out of Group D forward of their closing group recreation towards the Netherlands on Tuesday night time.
Austria began the sport at breakneck pace and their aggressive attacking method paid off after 10 minutes when Philippe Mwene despatched a cross to the close to submit the place Trauner jumped to move house a high quality header.
The depth waned because the half progressed, permitting Poland to start a comeback; Nikola Zalewski hit the highest of the bar earlier than Filip Lienhart deflected Piotr Zielinski’s shot broad after which bravely headed house Przemysław Frankowski’s cross on the close to submit.
Half an hour later they returned to him. A cross from the left introduced a component of panic into the field and after Trauner parried Jan Bednarek’s shot, Krzysztof Piatek seized management to equalise.
The Polish contingent within the stands acquired a raise when talisman Robert Lewandowski was launched half an hour earlier than kick-off, however Austria had been quickly in entrance once more; Alexander Pras’ sweeping move was faked by Arnautovic and accomplished by Baumgartner.
The deal was performed within the 78th minute when Marcel Zabitzer was clumsily introduced down by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny within the field, permitting former Stoke and West Ham frontman Arnautovic to complete comfortably to safe the factors and kick off Austria’s Euro 2024 marketing campaign.