71.
22:17
Substitution for Austria: Florian Grillitsch
71.
22:16
Substitution for Austria: Marcel Sabitzer
71.
22:16
Substitution for Austria: Nikolaus Wurmbrand
71.
22:16
Substitution for Austria: Stefan Posch
67.
22:12
Substitution at San Marino: Marcello Mularoni
67.
22:12
Substitution at San Marino: Samuele Zannoni
67.
22:11
Substitution at San Marino: Matteo Vitaioli
67.
22:11
Substitution at San Marino: Filippo Berardi
65.
10:10 p.m
Yellow card for Giacomo Matteoni (San Marino)
Prass can only be stopped by a foul.
63.
22:08
Substitution for Austria: Marco Friedl
63.
22:08
Substitution for Austria: David Alaba
63.
22:08
Substitution for Austria: Raul Florucz
63.
22:08
Substitution for Austria: Michael Gregoritsch
63.
22:07
In terms of sport, the game has already been decided, so there are only two questions left for today: will it be double digits and will Arnautovic break Toni Polster’s goal record.
58.
10:04 p.m
Almost 8:0! Arnautovic sees Gregoritsch rushing up, instead of trying it himself, he unselfishly crosses, but “Gregerl” fails in the 1-on-1 against Colombo. A little more precision and the ball would be in.
57.
22:01
Prass with the next shot, but the ball rushes past the crossbar at an acute angle.
53.
9:57 p.m
Berardi had a really good opportunity, hitting a second ball just over the goal in the penalty area.
51.
9:56 p.m
The referee reverses his decision, the bump against Prass was not enough.
50.
9:54 p.m
And there are penalties for Austria, Arnautovic takes his spot. But the VAR intervenes. Wait and see.
47.
9:52 p.m
Tooor for Austria, 7:0 by Marko Arnautović
Arnautovic has come within one goal of Toni Polster’s record! Prepared by Schmid on the right, who in turn received a high pass from the semicircle. Arni then immediately accepted the cross to the middle.
46.
9:51 p.m
Austria remains unchanged in section two, probably to improve the goal difference even further.
46.
9:50 p.m
Substitution at San Marino: Matteo Valli Casadei
46.
9:50 p.m
Substitution at San Marino: Lorenzo Lazzari
46.
9:50 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45.
9:40 p.m
Break conclusion: You don’t need to say much about the first 45 minutes, except that Austria dominated the football dwarf with no chance in all respects. It is quite possible that Rangnick will take some players off the field in section two, also because several are threatened with a yellow card suspension.
45.
9:35 p.m
End of 1st half
45.
9:34 p.m
Alaba ends the first half with a free kick from the half field, which almost ended up in the second place.
45.
9:34 p.m
Yellow card for Giacomo Valentini (San Marino)
45.
9:33 p.m
Patrick Pentz is also there, just noticed when the guests probably had their first shot on goal.
45.
9:31 p.m
Tooor for Austria, 6:0 by Konrad Laimer
At times it seems like it’s on a games console: High ball to Prass, who chips the ball directly from the left into the box, where Laimer takes the ball briefly and then shoots it mercilessly to make it 6-0.
42.
9:29 p.m
Great for Austria, 5-0 by Stefan Posch
Danso gets a header from an Alaba corner completely unhindered, but the ball goes to the right post, but it doesn’t matter because Posch is completely alone there, he still knocks the ball into the target with his right.
40.
9:27 p.m
Arnautovic puts on his dancing shoes, after two stepovers he takes the shot, but is lying on his back, the shot breaks and then misses the corner of the cross by a few meters.
36.
9:23 p.m
Yellow card for Filippo Berardi (San Marino)
Very borderline foul in which Berardi tackles Schmid with his open sole, which was dark yellow.
35.
9:22 p.m
In between, a ball from the Austrians hits the crossbar, which is almost irrelevant considering the number of shots. It was Schmid, but the attempt was intended more as a cross.
30.
9:19 p.m
Great for Austria, 4-0 by Stefan Posch
The goal now counts, Austria increases to 4-0.
30.
9:18 p.m
However, the VAR is still checking…
30.
9:17 p.m
For the 5th time in this game the ball fidgets in the net, but there are only three hits, a fine pass behind the chain from Sabitzer to Posch, who was offside by centimeters.
28.
9:14 p.m
Colombo hasn’t had much to laugh about so far, as almost every shot at his goal has gone past him, but not this time, a long-range shot from Sabitzer is parried by the visitors’ goalkeeper.
24.
9:10 p.m
Great for Austria, 3-0 by Michael Gregoritsch
But now! This time the hit counts. Posch comes across a failed header extension from his opponent on the right side of the penalty area, plays the chip ball to the second post, and Gregoritsch sinks it with his left.
22.
9:08 p.m
But the briefly played variant ends without a goal.
22.
9:08 p.m
Now it’s San Marino’s turn again, with a corner.
20.
9:06 p.m
Next good action from the Austrians, via Sabitzer on the left, who plays to Posch, he has too much speed, the angle is too acute, his shot goes parallel to the goal to the other side of the penalty area.
16.
9:03 p.m
Posch comes close to a header extension (or an attempted header, it wasn’t entirely clear) at the second pole, but he only hits the side netting.
12.
9:00 p.m
VAR decision: The goal by M. Gregoritsch (Austria) is disallowed, score: 2:0
Schmid on the right crosses to Arnautovic in the penalty area, who coolly lets the ball drop with his heel to Gregoritsch, who takes the shot surrounded by defenders, doesn’t even hit the ball properly and yet the ball is in. The keeper didn’t look good again, but that doesn’t matter, there was an offside position when it came about, the 3-0 is returned.
8.
20:54
Tooor for Austria, 2-0 by Marko Arnautović
And just a few seconds after making it 1-0, Austria followed up. Sabitzer has the ball on the left side in the penalty area, sees Arnautovic rushing towards him, crosses precisely to his colleague while standing, and Austria’s future record goalscorer (two goals are still missing) nets it coldly.
8.
20:54
Tooor for Austria, 1-0 by Romano Schmid
There it is, the quick lead for Austria! Thanks to the help of the goalkeeper, who did not react to a cross from Romano Schmid to Gregoritsch, and so the cross ended up directly in the corner.
7.
20:53
There is a brief whisper at the Happel Oval when Alaba loses the ball in the semicircle and San Marino has a chance to counter, but the guests lack pace and Danso can easily intercept the opponent.
6.
20:51
First free kick of the game, Alaba from the left of the half field towards the penalty area, but the guests clear with his head.
5.
8:50 p.m
Sabitzer has the lead at his feet, but the shot from directly on the edge of the penalty area hits the bar.
3.
8:49 p.m
Austria is establishing itself around the penalty area, but there has not yet been a conclusion.
2.
8:48 p.m
And, unsurprisingly, the play equipment is almost exclusively found in Austrians.
1.
8:46 p.m
The ball is rolling in Vienna!
1.
8:46 p.m
Game start
20:42
In the meantime, the anthems of both countries are playing, it’s about to start!
8:39 p.m
In any case, the chest before kick-off should be wide enough to improve the goal difference against San Marino. After four wins in four games, Austria’s chance of taking part in their first World Cup since 1998 is enormous. Especially after celebrating a 2-1 away win in a direct duel with the toughest competitor for group victory, Bosnia, at the beginning of September.
8:34 p.m
Speaking of taking a seat: there will be around 40,000 spectators, a considerable number given the moderate attractiveness of the opponent. But the fans certainly won’t go away empty-handed when it comes to goals today. In San Marino’s last visit there were seven (7-0, 1999).
8:31 p.m
The goal scorers are challenged today. In addition to Gregoritsch, this is primarily Marko Arnautovic, who contributed two of the four goals in the first leg. The others were scored by Gregoritsch, who forms the attacking duo together with Arnautovic, and Christoph Baumgartner, who was recently struggling with an injury but can at least sit on the bench today.
20:26
Everything looked set up for a shooting festival, with the Rangnick team leading 4-0 after just 27 minutes. The fact that no further goals followed was also a thorn in Rangnick’s side, as in the ranking of the World Cup qualifying group the goal difference counts first and only then the balance from the direct encounters.
8:17 p.m
From an Austrian point of view, there has to be more than just a threesome against the bottom of the group (0 points with 1:18 goals), it’s also about improving the goal difference so that if the worst comes to the worst, they don’t lose out to their rivals Bosnia, who won 6-0 in the first leg. Austria, on the other hand, “only” managed a 4-0 win in San Marino.
10:43
Austria’s national team is facing a mandatory victory today. Although this is probably an understatement, San Marino has only won three international matches in its entire history – all against Liechtenstein.