Austria vs Italy, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Austria

6': Xaver Schlager
35': David Alaba

FT
2 - 0

Italy

About

Austria are hosting Italy 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.
1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Alaba.
1': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vincenzo Grifo with a cross following a corner.
2': Federico Gatti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Junior Adamu (Austria).
6': Goal! Austria 1, Italy 0. Xaver Schlager (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
8': Federico Dimarco (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
9': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
9': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
10': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Alaba following a corner.
10': Attempt saved. Junior Adamu (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
10': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
12': Attempt saved. Vincenzo Grifo (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Gatti with a headed pass.
12': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
12': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Offside, Italy. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bonucci is caught offside.
14': Federico Dimarco (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
15': Attempt missed. Junior Adamu (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
16': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
19': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Alaba.
19': Attempt missed. Federico Gatti (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
22': Foul by Federico Gatti (Italy).
22': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
25': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Junior Adamu (Austria) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
32': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
32': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
33': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
33': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
34': Junior Adamu (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Goal! Austria 2, Italy 0. David Alaba (Austria) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
37': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
37': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
38': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
39': Foul by Junior Adamu (Austria).
39': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
42': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Heinz Lindner.
43': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
43': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
45'+1': Offside, Austria. Philipp Lienhart tries a through ball, but Junior Adamu is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Junior Adamu (Austria).
45'+2': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Austria 2, Italy 0.
45': Second Half begins Austria 2, Italy 0.
45': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Matteo Politano.
45': Substitution, Italy. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
45': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Pessina replaces Federico Gatti.
45': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
47': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
48': Attempt saved. Stefan Posch (Austria) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
49': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
50': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
51': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
51': Hand ball by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
52': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
53': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
55': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
55': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
55': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
56': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
57': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
60': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
61': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti following a corner.
63': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Italy).
63': Junior Adamu (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
66': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Federico Chiesa (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
69': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
70': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Heinz Lindner.
72': Substitution, Italy. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
72': Substitution, Austria. Phillipp Mwene replaces Maximilian Wöber.
72': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Marko Arnautovic.
73': Foul by Junior Adamu (Austria).
73': Giorgio Scalvini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Philipp Lienhart.
78': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
81': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
81': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
81': Substitution, Austria. Romano Schmid replaces Junior Adamu.
83': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
84': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
84': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a set piece situation.
85': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Marcel Sabitzer.
86': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Pessina following a corner.
86': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
86': Matteo Pessina (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
87': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Gnonto.
88': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Alaba.
89': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
89': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Substitution, Italy. Fabio Miretti replaces Nicolò Barella.
90'+1': Hand ball by Matteo Pessina (Italy).
90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by David Alaba.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Austria 2, Italy 0.
0': Match ends, Austria 2, Italy 0.

Statistics

ITA		AUT
9	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
12	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	3
60.3	Possession	39.7
16	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
496	Accurate Passes	303
573	Passes	380
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	1
30	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.1
40	Long Balls	46
26	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	13
12	Effective Clearances	31
12	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 18,000

Line-Ups

Austria (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Heinz Lindner (GK)
8	David Alaba
2	Maximilian Wöber
15	Philipp Lienhart
6	Nicolas Seiwald
4	Xaver Schlager
22	Junior Adamu
5	Stefan Posch
7	Marko Arnautovic
9	Marcel Sabitzer
19	Christoph Baumgartner

Austria Substitutes:

Alexander Schlager, Florian Grillitsch, Romano Schmid, Florian Kainz, Niklas Hedl, Muhammed-Cham Saracevic, Phillipp Mwene, Michael Gregoritsch.

Italy (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
19	Leonardo Bonucci
15	Francesco Acerbi
13	Federico Gatti
6	Marco Verratti
18	Nicolò Barella
3	Federico Dimarco
2	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
10	Giacomo Raspadori
20	Vincenzo Grifo
17	Matteo Politano

Italy Substitutes:

Fabiano Parisi, Fabio Miretti, Andrea Pinamonti, Ivan Provedel, Wilfried Gnonto, Samuele Ricci, Simone Pafundi, Matteo Pessina, Nicolò Zaniolo, Alex Meret, Guglielmo Vicario, Alessandro Bastoni, Giorgio Scalvini, Federico Chiesa.

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