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Marcel Sabitzer set Austria on the way to a friendly win over Germany.
Marcel Sabitzer set Austria on the way to a friendly win over Germany. - © IMAGO
Marcel Sabitzer set Austria on the way to a friendly win over Germany. - © IMAGO
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Bundesliga-heavy Austria beat Julian Nagelsmann's Germany in friendly

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Bundesliga duo Marcel Sabitzer and Christoph Baumgartner were on target as Austria inflicted a second straight loss on Julian Nagelsmann's Germany.

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Austria 2-0 Germany
Goals: 1-0
Sabitzer 29' (assist: Baumgartner), 2-0 Baumgartner 73' (assist: Gregoritsch)
Sent off:
Sané 49'

Beaten 3-2 by Turkey at the weekend, Germany were on the backfoot for much of the first half in Vienna. RB Leipzig's Baumgartner hit a deflected shot wide, before Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp denied Freiburg striker Michael Gregoritsch in a promising one-on-one. Ralf Rangnick's team were eventually rewarded for their bright start just shy of the half-hour mark when Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sabitzer capped a quick counter with an unerring finish past Trapp. Sané - flying domestically for Bayern Munich - warmed the palms of Alexander Schlager in response, but Austria ended the half in the ascendancy as Baumgartner zipped an effort wide.

Germany's task was made a whole lot harder early in the second half when Sané was shown a straight red card following an altercation with ex-Mainz man Phillipp Mwene. Substitute Benjamin Henrichs sent a free-kick wide in a rare moment of promise for the visitors, who were indebted to Trapp for thwarting Gregoritsch soon after. Trapp could do nothing to prevent Baumgartner calmly slotting in a second Austria goal, though, after smart hold-up play from Gregoritsch. Germany substitutes Florian Wirtz and Marvin Ducksch threatened a response, but Austria were otherwise untroubled and might have added to their lead but for Trapp's late save from substitute Matthias Seidl.

Match stats

  • Germany have faced Austria 10 times, losing their last two after winning their first eight.
  • Nagelsmann's record as national team boss stands at one win (3-1 vs. USA), one draw (2-2 vs. Mexico) and two defeats.
  • Sané was sent off for the first time in his senior career.
  • Austria's 10 outfield starters play, or have played, in the Bundesliga.
  • Rangnick previously coached Ulm, VfB Stuttgart, Hannover, Schalke, Hoffenheim and Leipzig.
  • Bayer Leverkusen's Robert Andrich made his Germany debut.

Teams

Austria: A. Schlager – Posch, Lienhart, Alaba (c) (Danso 90'), Mwene (Wöber 69') – Seiwald, Laimer (Entrup 90'), X. Schlager, Sabitzer (Seidl 90') - Baumgartner (Schmid 81') - Gregoritsch (Kalajdzic 81')
Unused subs: Lawal, Pentz, Grillitsch, Kainz, Arnautovic, Sarkaria
Out: -
Coach: Ralf Rangnick 

Germany: Trapp - Tah, Hummels, Rüdiger, Havertz (Ducksch 77') - Gündoğan (c) (Andrich 61'), Goretzka (Kimmich 61') - Gnabry (Wirtz 61'), Brandt (Henrichs 53') - Sané, Füllkrug (Müller 46')
Unused subs: Baumann, Blaswich, Raum, Süle, Groß, Hofmann, Prömel
Out: Can (thigh), Günter (broken arm), Musiala (hamstring), Ter Stegen (back)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

As it happened!