Women’s national team: Austria beat Romania 6-1 «kleinezeitung.at
Austria’s women’s soccer team celebrates a clear victory in a test match in Marbella.
8 p.m., February 20, 2022
Austria’s women’s national soccer team clearly won a test match against Romania, also thanks to early goals. When they scored 6-1 (3-0) during the training camp in Marbella, Spain, on Sunday Barbara Dunst (2nd), Laura Wienroither (9th), Katharina Naschenweng (45th), Nicole Billa (47th, 54th) with her team goals 39 and 40 and debutant Julia Magerl (85th) for the ÖFB selection. Ana Maria Vladulescu (69th) shortened for the Romanians.
The first game of the European Championship year also served as preparation for the World Cup qualifying duel with Northern Ireland scheduled for April 8th. Team boss Irene Fuhrmann helped the goalkeeper Isabella Kresche on her international debut, the missing captain who had been injured for a long time Victoria Schnaderbeck Was on the pitch for Austria for the first time since October 2020. In the second half there was also Julia Hickelsberger-Füller her team comeback. On Wednesday (6:00 p.m. / live ORF Sport+) Austria will test again, the opponent is Switzerland.
Fast leadership
After just ten minutes, the Austrians were leading 2-0 in the duel between the 21st in the world rankings and 42nd Romania. Dunst completed after just 67 seconds, Wienroither lagging behind. Romania had the chance to equalize after five minutes, after that the game went, but as if on an incline towards the Romanian goal. Sara Zadrazil first hit the crossbar before Naschenweng struck just before the break.
After changing sides, Billa caught up on what she had previously missed. The Hoffenheim striker was twice on the spot from a distance and continued to increase her goal tally in the national jersey. Only record holder Nina Burger is ahead of Billa with 48 team goals. Finally, 18-year-old defender Magerl died with a header after a corner kick.
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