Test against FK Sochi ends goalless

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No goals in the test match against the third of the Russian league FK Sochi, but a good game by Austria Wien. On Friday at 13:00 Austrian time, the Violets will face the Czech club FC Hradec Kralove in the second international test match in the training camp.

Georg Teigl and Can Keles are slowly getting back into team training and therefore did not play. Also missing were those players who had to stay in Vienna due to injury.

Iurganov had the first chance of the match for FK Sochi with a shot (5th). Austria got in front of the opponent's goal for the first time through Noah Ohio (13th). Aleksandar Jukic came closest to making it 1-0 in the first half, his long-range shot deflected off the bar by Sochi goalkeeper Zabolotnyi (16th). Ohio almost managed to get past the Russian keeper on the counterattack (19th). Shortly before the break, the purple solo striker headed over after a Suttner cross (44th). On the counterattack, Johannes Handl saved a dangerous attack by FK Sochi at the last second.

More chances for Austria

After the break, Austria created the next scoring chances. Noah Ohio was successful on the counterattack and shot just over (57th). Manfred Fischer tried it with his head (60th). After more than an hour, coach Manfred Schmid made four changes. After Vesel Demaku had already come on at the break, Leo Ivkic, Christian Schoissengeyr, Florian Wustinger and Romeo Vucic were also given a chance.

As a result, the Violets had more chances. Manfred Fischer put the ball over the goal after a Jukic cross (72nd). Lukas Mühl hit the outside of the net from an acute angle and close range after Markus Suttner's free-kick cross (73). A shot from distance by Florian Wustinger was saved by Sochi goalkeeper Zabolotnyi (75.). On the opposite side, ex-Rapid defender Barac put a powerful shot just beside Patrick Pentz's goal (78.).

In the final phase, Manfred Schmid substituted Philipp Klein, Dario Kreiker and Csaba Mester. In the 90th minute, Mester almost scored the winning goal after a sharp cross from Markus Suttner, but the attacking player just missed the ball.

"A good game by my team against a strong opponent." - Manfred Schmid

Coach Manfred Schmid: "It was a good game for my team against a strong opponent who challenged us a lot. I saw some of the routines we rehearsed in training, but I could also see what we still have to work on."

Austria Wien - FK Sochi 0:0

Veilchen line-up: Pentz; Martins (65. Ivkic), Mühl (79. Klein), Handl (65. Schoissengeyr), Suttner; Braunöder (65. Wustinger), Martel; Jukic (79. Kreiker), Grünwald (46. Demaku), Fischer (79. Mester); Ohio (65. Vucic).