Austria's U21 celebrates the second victory: Wels shines in the friendly!

Austria's U21 celebrates the second victory: Wels shines in the friendly!

Today, Austria's U21 national team celebrated a narrow but flattering 1-0 victory in the friendly against Latvia. At this show of strength in the Ergo-Arena in Wiener Neustadt, it was Moritz Wels, who scored the crucial goal in the 85th minute.

over long distances, the game remained not very exciting, although the young Austrians had control over the game. Latvia was able to play out two dangerous counter opportunities, but did not use them. As Laola1 , the team was significantly improved in the second half after several changes. The substitution of Wels in particular brought a fresh wind and secured the victory. The gate fell after an unfortunate header of a Latvian defender - here Wels showed its instincts and netted.

A look at the course of the game shows that the first half offered little ideas for the Austrians. Tim Trummer was dangerous several times, but failed briefly and once due to the Latvian goalkeeper. Thanks to a stronger second half of the game, the team was able to reward themselves. Despite the initial difficulties in the game structure, the dynamics improved noticeably, which ultimately brought victory, so Sn .

preparation for the EM qualification

This test was not only a game, but also an important step in preparing for the upcoming European Championship qualification, which begins in September. The next opponent of the U21 team will be Hungary, against which will also be shot in Wiener Neustadt on Tuesday at 6 p.m. TV viewers can follow the duel live on ORF Sport +.

The positive results under team boss Peter Perchtold continue. After the first victory against Switzerland 2-0 two and a half months ago, today's success was the second under his direction. Despite the scarce result, the course shows that the team has the potential to develop and grow.

With regard to the entire ÖFB and its teams, such as the men's national team under coach Ralf Rangnick, it is encouraging that the focus on young talent and further development of young talents is strengthened by the test games, as well as Sport Austria .

The coming weeks and games will show whether the U21 can take the momentum for the European Championship qualification. One thing is certain that the fans can be excited about this exciting journey.