U-20 national team: 3-2 victory for the DFB-team (DFB = German FA) in Austria
22.03.2006 20:22:00
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Scene from the match in Austria
The U20 national team of the DFB beat in Traun (a city in Austria) host Austria at a Wednesday match -
The match was part of the 4 nations cup
(Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria).
The host had the better start into the match, that was watched by 1500 spectators. After 4 minutes Martin Harnik from Werder Bremen made the
1-0 for Austria.
4 minutes later Pascal Bieler saved the ball from his own goalline.
The Hertha defender (Bieler) could later make the equaliser.
After the equaliser the German team played a lot better than before
and had good chances by Ashkan Dejagah (37.) and Mario Gomez (44.)
to score the lead before the half-time-break.
After the break the team of DFB coach Uli Stielike kept control of the match..
Denis Epstein (58.) and Paul Thomik (80.) made the deciding goals
for the DFB team.
The host could only made the reducer by Roman Klenas,
who scored a penalty after 87 minutes.
"We didn´t get into the match until the 1-1", Stieleke analysed after the match. "Then we were superior and deserved to win the match."
The German set-up:
Neuer - Ottl (82. Schöneberg) Cimen, Bieler, Reinhard (60. Compper)
Delura, Gentner, Alushi, Grote (Thomik)
Gomez, Dejagah (46. Epstein).
Where´s my money?
btw: The article has a little mistake,
the German U20 played against the Austrian U21.
The small coutries like Austria, while the big ones like Germany and Italy
play four nations cup with the U20, the 4th team is Switzerland.
Here´s the set-up of Austria:
Austria: Özcan, Klein (46. Bolter), Gercaliu, Sonnleitner (79. Six), Pöllhuber, Hoheneder (55. Sencar), Öbster, Garics (64. Kienast), Mössner (46. Kavlak), Junuzovic, Harnik
coach: Manfred Zsak
That´s the table, but the other teams had more matches:
1. Italy 10 points out of 5 matches
2. Austria 6 out of 5
3. Schwitzerland 6 out of 4
4. Germany 4 out of 3