ÖFB women: Dream of the European Championship title bursts after a bitter defeat!

ÖFB women: Dream of the European Championship title bursts after a bitter defeat!

shock for the Austrian footballers! With an inhabitual amazement and watery eyes, you can see how your dream of the EM 2025 in Switzerland finally burst. After two disappointing 0-1 defeats against Poland, you now have to be satisfied with the audience role. How laola1.at reports, describes her feeling of her feeling of Empty and disappointment, while captain Sarah Puntigam states: "We weren't there in the crucial situations." Despite the high expectations and previously convincing services against Poland in qualification, the ÖFB women could not convince in the decisive playoff games.

In the second leg in Vienna, the Austrians were aggressively involved, but their exploitation of opportunities left a lot to be desired. Player Lilli Purtscheller missed several good opportunities and the pressure on the Polish defense remained unrequested. The guests from Poland, on the other hand, were effective, and at a crucial moment Ewa Pajor scored the game decisive goal, as Sn.at . Team boss Irene Fuhrmann finally had to see: "If you don't score a goal in two games, you don't deserve to go to the EM." The team had never come into a real flow, which only reinforced the disappointment.

The coming months will be very emotionally challenging for the Austrian kickers, and the pain of the failed dream will probably have a long time. With the next challenges such as the Nations League against Germany and the Netherlands, you have to try to leave the bankruptcy behind and find your game. The view now goes towards the future, even if bitter memories remain.