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0-7 against Kazakhstan! Austria U17 suffer crushing defeat
In qualifying for the U17 European Championship, Austria's youngsters suffered a heavy defeat away against Kazakhstan.
In their European Championship qualifier against Kazakhstan, the Austria U17 national team suffered a comprehensive 0-7 defeat to the hosts.
The opening stages of the match were marked by numerous minor fouls. The first attempt on goal for the red-white-reds came from a Felix Scheiter free kick (11').
Kazakhstan's first shot, by contrast, ended straight in the back of the net, with Roman Chernomorets putting the hosts 1-0 ahead in the 19th minute.
0-4 at half-time
Kazakhstan's U17s subsequently stepped up the pace and scored three more goals before the break to make it 4-0, courtesy of Anuar Tolendi (21' and 24') and Salim Khassanov (35').
The Austrian side failed to find a way back into the contest after that and had goalkeeper Nathan Simo to thank that the half-time deficit was not even wider.
Good start to the second half
In the 47th minute, Tolendi threatened the Austrian goal once again, but ÖFB keeper Simo was on hand to deny him. Felix Gort had Austria's first good opportunity of the second half in the 57th minute, but the Kazakh shot-stopper was able to make the save.
Just minutes later, the Kazakhs struck back with a ruthless blitz. Islam Rashidov (60') and Roman Chernomorets once again (63') extended the lead to 6-0.
Substitute Ibrakhim Assan put the finishing touches on the win in the 73rd minute, sealing the final score at 7-0.
The result sees the Austrian selection conclude the first qualifying round for the 2027 U17 European Championship with a crushing defeat.
