Austria's EM dreams burst: tears after defeat against Turkey!

Austria's EM dreams burst: tears after defeat against Turkey!

A bitter evening for the Austrian handball and football teams! At the European Handball Championship, the women from Austria ended in the group phase. Despite months of preparation, the team was unable to meet expectations and lost the decisive game against Slovenia with 24:25. "Pure disappointment for the Austrro ladies!" Set Noen.at Fest. This blocks the way to the main round in the Wiener Stadthalle for the women after this unfortunate departure.

and also in football, hopes were high, but fate had other plans. In a tension-charged round of 16 against Turkey, Austria had to pack the suitcases after a 1-2 loss. Christoph Baumgartner missed the equalization and the dream of the quarter -finals, which could have taken place against the Netherlands, burst. "Tear drama with the Austrians!" Titelt Sport1 and describes the disappointment of the players who were on the ground after the final whistle. Out of a secret favorite, suddenly “Gehheim-Favorit”, after the Turkish team, led by goal scorer Merih Demiral, was destroying the Austrian hopes.

failure of expectations

The great disappointment covered the red and white-red camp while the Turks cheered. As Kurier , the Austrian team was "heavily disappointed" on the ground, while they fought in the European Championship for the next step. Now it is time for the ÖFB faction to swallow the bitter pill of leaving and look forward, while the Turkish team is preparing for the quarter-finals against the Netherlands.

Both the handball players and the footballers face the challenge of getting up again after these setbacks. Austria's teams experienced exciting moments in both sports, but the last appearances showed that the way to success remains rocky and the big dreams have to remain unfulfilled for the time being.