In the match played at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, the home team played a superior game from start to finish.
Austria, which blockaded the opponent’s goal from the first minutes of the match, opened the curtain with Schmid’s goal in the 7th minute. Arnautovic doubled the lead in the 8th minute. Gregoritsch in the 24th minute, Posch in the 30th and 42nd minutes, and Laimer in the 45th minute brought the score to 6-0.
The tempo did not slow down in the second half. Arnautovic increased the difference to seven in the 47th minute, and with the goals of Wurmbrand in the 76th minute and Arnautovic’s goals in the 83rd and 84th minutes, the score was moved to 10-0.
With this result, Austria reinforced its leadership by reaching 15 points in 5 matches. San Marino, on the other hand, could not score any points after 6 matches and remained at the bottom of the group with a goal difference of minus 27. With this score, Austria achieved one of the most distinctive victories of the qualifiers.