That was important! Austria celebrated a 3-1 win over Sweden in European Championship qualification thanks to a strong second half. Austria is thus taking the next big step towards the European Championship final. After five games, the OFB team has 13 points in Group F – equal to leaders Belgium. This means qualification for the European Championships in Germany is almost certain. Two points from the games against Belgium in Vienna on 13 October and away to Azerbaijan on 16 October and Estonia on 16 November are enough for the Austrians to qualify for the European Championships for the third consecutive time.
Sweden was under pressure to win and played more from the beginning. The host team put the OFB team under pressure. The red-white-red defense repeatedly faced delicate scenes. Victor Gyökeres had a shot too weak (5th), headers from Alexander Isak (7th) and Gyökeres (17th) created no problems for goalkeeper Alexander Schlager, Isak came up just short on a cross (32nd), captain Victor Lindelof Were unable to properly convert the free kick (45′).
On the other hand, a good Arnautovic shot (15th) was blocked. But the Austrians were challenged defensively for most of the first half and rarely succeeded in moving the game forward on a regular basis.
