From one point they took in the 3rd matchday of the 6th group for the EURO 2024 qualifiers, Belgium and Austriaafter each other 1-1 at “King Baudouin” in Brussels.
In an even match with chances for both teams, the Austrians took the lead in the 22nd minute with Own goal by Mangalabefore the Belgians equalized for the final 1-1 in the 61st minute, with a superb goal by Romelou Loukakos.
The match started with the visitors coming in stronger and having large percentages of possession, turning their superiority into a lead in the 21st minute, when following a Wimmer corner, Gregoric caught a shot on the move and the ball ended up in the net, after first going against the Mangala.
Belgium then took steps up the pitch and came close to equalizing in the 41st minute, with Lukebakio missing from a good position, while Austria came close to making it 0-2 in the 59th minute when Courtois impressively blocked his attempt Arnautovic.
In the 60’s Lukaku he sent the ball to the left post of Slugger, while a minute later he managed to score with a beautiful goal, after he received the ball outside the area and shot with great power for the 1-1! Courtois also had a solution against Pos, who threatened his goal in the 68th minute, while in the 74th minute, Carrasco made a beautiful individual effort and shot from the edge of the area, but sent the ball just past the visitors’ goal. while at 90’+4′ a wonderful long shot by him Tielemans ended up on the crossbar!
Thus, 1-1 remained until the referee’s final whistle, with Austria remaining unbeaten and in first place in Group 6 with 7 points, while Belgium reached 4, one more than Sweden, who are also expected to fight for the qualification.
The 3rd matchday of the 6th group:
Estonia-Azerbaijan 1-1
Belgium-Austria 1-1
Repo: Sweden
The standings of the 6th group:
Source: Sport Fm
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