Football, international matches: The Austrian national soccer team conceded another bitter bankruptcy in the World Cup qualifying three days after the 2: 5 against Israel: In Vienna, the team of coach Franco Foda was defeated 0: 1 (0: 1) against Scotland on Tuesday evening and is after six of ten games only fourth in Group F, four points behind second Scotland. While the team is trembling about participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Foda has to fear for his job.
“It’s just extremely disappointing, we’re sorry for the whole of Austria,” said Christoph Baumgartner from Hoffenheim, “I understand that every Austrian is disappointed, each of us has decided on something different.” Lyndon Dykes (30.) scored the only goal of the day in front of 18,800 spectators in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium with a converted penalty after video evidence. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Martin Hinteregger had pressed opponent Che Adams to the ground with both hands. The centrally shot attempt then slipped through goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann under the body.
The Netherlands are back on track in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. With a 6-1 (3-0) win against Turkey, coach Louis van Gaal’s team took over the lead in their Group G on Tuesday evening. In addition to the outstanding Memphis Depay (16th, 37th, 54th), the former Bremer Davy Klaassen (1st), the former Freiburg Guus Til (80th) and Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen (90th) scored the goals for the furious playing Elftal. Equal points Norway solved their compulsory task against Gibraltar with 5: 1 (3: 1). Dortmund’s Erling Haaland scored three times.
U21, international: Led by Youssoufa Moukoko, the German U21s won their second European Championship qualifier with some difficulty. The newly formed defending champion of DFB coach Stefan Kuntz won in Riga 3-1 (2-1) after an early deficit and remains group B leader with six points. The only 16-year-old Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) scored in his second U21 – Already used his third goal (25th). Angelo Stiller from TSG Hoffenheim (41st) and Schalke Malick Thiaw (48th) also met. Iļja Korotkovs (8th) surprisingly brought outsiders Latvia into the lead. I’m satisfied with the result, “said Kuntz at ProSieben MAXX:” I like how quickly the team came together and how active they were. Now they have to see that they get a lot of match practice in the next few weeks. “
Tennis, US Open: Canadian professional tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached the semi-finals at the US Open. The 21-year-old benefited in the quarter-finals in New York on Tuesday evening from the injury-related abandonment of his Spanish opponent Carlos Alcaraz. The 18-year-old, who knocked out qualifier Peter Gojowczyk in five sets in the round of 16, had to pass because of leg complaints at the score of 3: 6, 1: 3. Auger-Aliassime is the first Canadian ever to reach the semifinals of the US Open. He is also the youngest player since the Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro in 2009, who is fighting for a place in the final in New York. In the semifinals, his first in one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, Auger-Aliassime faces Russian Daniil Medvedev. The number two in the world won against Dutch qualifiers Botic van de Zandschulp 6: 3, 6: 0, 4: 6, 7: 5.
Among the women, co-favorite Aryna Sabalenka reached the semi-finals. The 23-year-old Belarusian clearly defeated French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic 6: 1, 6: 4. Sabalenka will now meet the 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who surprisingly won 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 5) against number five seeded Jelina Switolina from Ukraine. Fernandez had prevailed against Angelique Kerber in the previous round.
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