Austria vs Latvia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Austria

7': Marko Arnautovic
13': Marcel Sabitzer
53': Marko Arnautovic (P)
76': Pavels Steinbors (OG)
80': Konrad Laimer
84': Michael Gregoritsch

FT
6 - 0

Latvia

Arnautovic scores twice in Austria rout of Latvia

Austria forward Marko Arnautovic scored twice as his side, helped by some dreadful defending, routed hapless Latvia 6-0.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Austria. Andreas Ulmer tries a through ball, but Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
2': Armands Petersons (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
3': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
3': Foul by Boriss Bogdaskins (Latvia).
3': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Andreas Ulmer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Armands Petersons (Latvia).
4': Armands Petersons (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
5': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
7': Goal! Austria 1, Latvia 0. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
10': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Vitalijs Maksimenko.
11': Attempt saved. Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
12': Attempt saved. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
12': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
13': Goal! Austria 2, Latvia 0. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
15': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
17': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Armands Petersons.
20': Foul by Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
20': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
21': Attempt blocked. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
22': Vladimirs Kamess (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Offside, Latvia. Kristers Tobers tries a through ball, but Armands Petersons is caught offside.
24': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
25': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
25': Attempt saved. Andreas Ulmer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
27': Attempt blocked. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
27': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kaspars Dubra.
28': Armands Petersons (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
29': Foul by Olegs Laizans (Latvia).
29': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Alaba.
30': Attempt saved. Olegs Laizans (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
32': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
34': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic tries a through ball, but Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
37': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
41': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kaspars Dubra.
41': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
43': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Dragovic.
45'+1': Foul by Boriss Bogdaskins (Latvia).
45'+1': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 2, Latvia 0.
45': Second Half begins Austria 2, Latvia 0.
49': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
51': Attempt blocked. Martin Hinteregger (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
51': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Vitalijs Maksimenko.
52': Attempt blocked. Stefan Lainer (Austria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
52': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Boriss Bogdaskins.
52': Penalty Austria. Stefan Lainer draws a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty conceded by Boriss Bogdaskins (Latvia) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': Boriss Bogdaskins (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Austria 3, Latvia 0. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
56': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
57': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Vitalijs Maksimenko.
58': Offside, Austria. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
60': Offside, Latvia. Kaspars Dubra tries a through ball, but Vladimirs Kamess is caught offside.
61': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
61': Vladimirs Kamess (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
61': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt saved. Stefan Lainer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
64': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
65': Foul by Olegs Laizans (Latvia).
65': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
67': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks replaces Andrejs Ciganiks.
67': David Alaba (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Armands Petersons (Latvia).
68': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
69': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Valentino Lazaro.
71': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
71': Foul by Olegs Laizans (Latvia).
71': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
73': Foul by Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
73': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
74': Kaspars Dubra (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Julian Baumgartlinger.
76': Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
76': Own Goal by Pavels Steinbors, Latvia. Austria 4, Latvia 0.
77': Substitution, Latvia. Ritvars Rugins replaces Kristers Tobers.
78': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
78': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
80': Goal! Austria 5, Latvia 0. Konrad Laimer (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
80': Olegs Laizans (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
81': Ritvars Rugins (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Aleksandar Dragovic.
82': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Olegs Laizans.
82': Boriss Bogdaskins (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
83': Hand ball by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
84': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Grillitsch.
84': Goal! Austria 6, Latvia 0. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
87': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
87': Konrad Laimer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Foul by Stefan Ilsanker (Austria).
90': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ritvars Rugins (Latvia).
90'+1': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Hand ball by David Alaba (Austria).
90'+3': Second Half ends, Austria 6, Latvia 0.
0': Match ends, Austria 6, Latvia 0.

Statistics

LVA		AUT
14	Fouls	9
5	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	1
23.4	Possession	76.6
1	SHOTS	31
1	ON GOAL	11
1.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
154	Accurate Passes	674
236	Passes	762
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	7
3	Crosses	29
0.0	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	59
24	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	11
14	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
17	Interceptions	12
31	Effective Clearances	3
31	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Red Bull Arena Salzburg
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Attendance: 16,300

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Hungary	8	+9	18
2	Serbia	8	+6	14
3	Montenegro	8	-2	11
4	Lithuania	8	-6	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Austria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Cican Stankovic (GK)
4	Martin Hinteregger
3	Aleksandar Dragovic
2	Andreas Ulmer
21	Stefan Lainer
9	Marcel Sabitzer
18	Konrad Laimer
14	Julian Baumgartlinger
7	Marko Arnautovic
8	David Alaba
22	Valentino Lazaro

Austria Substitutes:

Karim Onisiwo, Alexander Schlager, Thomas Goiginger, Philipp Lienhart, Louis Schaub, Lukas Hinterseer, Stefan Ilsanker, Florian Kainz, Florian Grillitsch, Michael Gregoritsch, Pavao Pervan, Stefan Posch.

Latvia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Pavels Steinbors (GK)
4	Kaspars Dubra
17	Antonijs Cernomordijs
2	Vitalijs Maksimenko
16	Armands Petersons
9	Boriss Bogdaskins
21	Kristers Tobers
6	Vladimirs Kamess
14	Andrej Ciganiks
22	Vladislavs Gutkovskis
5	Olegs Laizans

Latvia Substitutes:

Valerijs Sabala, Ritvars Rugins, Roberts Ozols, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Vladislavs Sorokins, Martins Kigurs, Eriks Punculs, Elvis Stuglis, Roberts Savalnieks, Andris Vanins, Roberts Uldrikis.

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