Austria cheered: Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz in the Youth League round of 16!

Austria cheered: Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz in the Youth League round of 16!

Liefering, Österreich - Two Austrian teams celebrate in the UEFA Youth League! Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz have qualified for the round of 16 with 5: 3 victories in the penalty shootout. Salzburg was able to prevail against Celtic Glasgow, while Sturm Graz defeated Lokomotiva Zagreb, such as OE24 reported.

The game between Salzburg and Celtic started in the Lieferingen stadium with a dominant performance of the young "bulls". Despite the control of the game, Salzburg has long been able to find a gap in the defensive line -up of the Scots. It was only in the 56th minute that Johannes Moser took the lead after a template by Alexander Murillo, which only lasted 12 minutes. Kyle Ure punished the Salzburgers with a direct free kick to 1: 1 equalization-Celtic's first significant chance in the entire game. In the subsequent penalty shootout, the Salzburg nerve strength showed themselves and successfully prevailed around coach Daniel Beichler, as well as Kicker

Sturm Graz also successfully

Sturm Graz also had to worry about the point, similar to Salzburg. Richmond Osayantin put the Grazer in the lead in the 35th minute after a failed attempt to defend the Croatians. But Lokomotiva Zagreb achieved the equalization by Noel đurković in the 72nd minute. The penalty shootout then brought the decision: All five storm shooters were sure to make coach Thomas Wurm proudly put into words: "I knew that we were winning it because the boys' conviction and faith were so great." Both Salzburg and Sturm qualified for the round of 16, while Rapid Vienna also has the chance against Atlético Madrid on Wednesday evening to complete the trio of Austrian representatives in the round of 16.