Austria vs Ghana, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Austria

12': Marcel Sabitzer (P)
51': Michael Gregoritsch
59': Stefan Posch
79': Carney Chukwuemeka
90'+2': Nicolas Seiwald

FT
5 - 1

Ghana

77': Jordan Ayew

About

Austria are hosting Ghana at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
6': Handball by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
7': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
7': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Penalty conceded by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) with a handball in the penalty area.
12': Goal! Austria 1, Ghana 0. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
14': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
17': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Antoine Semenyo.
18': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross following a corner.
19': Foul by Kevin Danso (Austria).
19': Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
21': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Delay in match (Austria).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Ghana).
27': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
27': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
31': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
35': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
35': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
37': Offside, Ghana. Prince Adu is caught offside.
40': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
40': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Lawrence Ati Zigi.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Foul by Kevin Danso (Austria).
42': Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
45'+1': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
45'+2': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
45'+2': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
45'+3': Thomas Partey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Austria 1, Ghana 0.
45': Second Half begins Austria 1, Ghana 0.
45': Substitution, Austria. Alexander Prass replaces Phillipp Mwene.
45': Substitution, Austria. Florian Wiegele replaces Alexander Schlager.
45': Substitution, Austria. Patrick Wimmer replaces Romano Schmid.
45': Substitution, Austria. Paul Wanner replaces Florian Grillitsch.
45': Substitution, Austria. Philipp Lienhart replaces Kevin Danso.
46': Foul by Marco Friedl (Austria).
46': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Alexander Prass.
51': Goal! Austria 2, Ghana 0. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
52': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Alexander Prass.
54': Offside, Ghana. Prince Adu is caught offside.
58': Attempt saved. Stefan Posch (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Ati Zigi (Ghana). Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
58': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Lawrence Ati Zigi.
59': Attempt blocked. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Wanner with a cross.
59': Goal! Austria 3, Ghana 0. Stefan Posch (Austria) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
61': Substitution, Austria. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
62': Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
62': Substitution, Austria. Michael Svoboda replaces Marco Friedl.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
65': Kwasi Sibo (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Derrick Köhn (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
67': Delay in match (Austria).
69': Substitution, Ghana. Jerome Opoku replaces Prince Adu.
69': Substitution, Ghana. Gideon Mensah replaces Derrick Köhn.
69': Substitution, Ghana. Patric Pfeiffer replaces Jonas Adjetey.
69': Substitution, Ghana. Ibrahim Sulemana replaces Kwasi Sibo.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Ghana. Ransford Königsdörffer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
70': Substitution, Ghana. Marvin Senaya replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
71': Foul by Michael Svoboda (Austria).
71': Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
74': Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
74': Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Goal! Austria 3, Ghana 1. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Sulemana following a fast break.
79': Goal! Austria 4, Ghana 1. Carney Chukwuemeka (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a through ball.
80': Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
80': Substitution, Austria. David Affengruber replaces Stefan Posch.
82': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
82': Paul Wanner (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Patric Pfeiffer.
85': Attempt missed. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Thomas Partey.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah replaces Jordan Ayew.
86': Substitution, Ghana. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Antoine Semenyo.
87': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
87': Marvin Senaya (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
89': Patric Pfeiffer (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Marvin Senaya (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Ati Zigi.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Elisha Owusu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Alexander Prass (Austria).
90'+2': Goal! Austria 5, Ghana 1. Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Austria 5, Ghana 1.
0': Match ends, Austria 5, Ghana 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 40,200

Line-Ups

Austria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alexander Schlager (GK)
23	Marco Friedl
3	Kevin Danso
16	Phillipp Mwene
5	Stefan Posch
19	Christoph Baumgartner
10	Florian Grillitsch
6	Nicolas Seiwald
11	Michael Gregoritsch
9	Marcel Sabitzer
18	Romano Schmid

Austria Substitutes:

Sasa Kalajdzic, Patrick Wimmer, David Alaba, Xaver Schlager, Marko Arnautovic, Florian Wiegele, Alexander Prass, Michael Svoboda, Philipp Lienhart, Konrad Laimer, Carney Chukwuemeka, David Affengruber, Patrick Pentz, Paul Wanner, Tobias Lawal.

Ghana (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lawrence Ati-Zigi (GK)
23	Alexander Djiku
4	Jonas Adjetey
2	Derrick Köhn
3	Caleb Yirenkyi
8	Kwasi Sibo
5	Thomas Partey
11	Antoine Semenyo
7	Fatawu Issahaku
9	Jordan Ayew
19	Prince Adu

Ghana Substitutes:

Benjamin Asare, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Elisha Owusu, Christopher Baah, Marvin Senaya, Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer, Jerome Opoku, Gideon Mensah, Daniel Agyei, Ibrahim Sulemana, Joseph Anang, Patric Pfeiffer, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Derrick Luckassen.

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