ÖFB women celebrate 1-0 victory against Scotland and secure third place!

ÖFB women celebrate 1-0 victory against Scotland and secure third place!

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Schottland - Austria's national women's national team made an important victory on the fifth matchday of the UEFA Women’s Nations League. The team defeated Scotland 1-0 in Hampden Park. With this success, the team secures third place in their group, which is significant for the upcoming challenges.

The victory was highly competitive, and Austria showed an offensive playing style from the start. In the 9th minute, Verena Puntigam had the first option, followed by a shot by Julia Hickelsberger-Füller, who was just at the goal in the 10th minute. The Scottish goalkeeper, Lee Gibson, was challenged when she parried a shot from Sarah Hanshaw in the 13th minute. Austria controlled the game, while the Scottishers acted and tried defensively to cushion the pressure.

key moments of the game

The first round was characterized by opportunities for Austria, including a shot from Puntigam in the 38th minute, which again failed due to Gibson, and a slatted cracker from Hickelsberger filler in the 40th minute. A possible penalty decision after a handball by Scotland's defender Clark was missing.

In the second half, the Scottish women were initially more active, but it was Hickelsberger filler who scored the decisive 1-0 in the 62nd minute after a corner. Austria remained powerful, while Scotland tried to equalize the gap. In the last few minutes, Hickelsberger-Füller had another great chance in the 87th minute, but lost the balance before Zinsberger steered a shot from Howat to the crossbar in the 88th minute. The five -minute added time brought no further highlights, so Austria brought the victory over time.

the look ahead

With this success, Austria also won its first meeting with Scotland 1-0. The team can now prepare for the next group game: On Tuesday, the team will meet Germany at 8:30 p.m. in the Franz Horr Stadium, which leads the group with 13 points and finally defeated the Netherlands 4-0.

In the context of the EM qualification, the Austrian team is well in shape. In the last qualification games, it booked two impressive victories against Northern Macedonia (3-0) and Kazakhstan (9: 0). Particularly noteworthy is the unprecedented goal success: Austria leads the group G with 4 wins from 4 games and a goal difference of 16: 0. This makes it optimal for the further challenges in qualification, while the next games against France and Serbia are imminent.

The development of the Austrian team of women is promising, and this, despite the hard competition in the European leagues. The chance to fight in the playoff in October 2025 to remain in League A is imminent. The opponent will be drawn on June 6th and is a group of group from league b.

More details about the ongoing Nations League and the current matchday can be found on kicker.de