Austria vs Norway Players Rating as Marko Arnautovic and Austria ran riot against Norway

Austria vs Norway started with decent changes of passes between Norway players. Erling Haaland came so close to scoring a goal in the 8th minute of the game but was denied as the ball hit the woodwork and went out. On the other hand, Marko Arnautovic unleashed a thunderous strike to the top left corner after receiving a lovely pass from his teammate, Christoph Baumgartner. Austria looked threatening whenever they were in the penalty area of Norway’s team. Stefan Posch’s rash tackle gave away a freekick just before halftime, Julian Ryerson curled a beautiful cross into the box and Alexander Sorloth didn’t make any mistake this time and headed the ball into the net bringing the score to 1-1.

Marko Arnautovic scored from the penalty spot after Andreas Hanche-Olsen gifted them a penalty with a reckless challenge inside the penalty box. Philipp Lienhart scored an impressive header toward the far post from a corner kick. Stefan Posch scored a simple header goal in the 62nd minute. Austria ran riot against Norway. Norway’s defense looked bleak and vulnerable every time Austria’s team was on offense. Michael Gregoritsch scored a goal from his third touch of the game. Austria was looking so dangerous when attacking and tearing apart Norway’s defense easily.

Let’s have a look at the Austria vs Norway player ratings.

Austria National Football Team Player Ratings vs Norway

Goalkeeper

Patrick Pentz: 6.2/10- Had a decent game between the sticks, didn’t have much to do throughout the game apart from the opening 10 minutes of the game.

Defenders

Stefan Posch: 7.5/10- Had a great game, worked hard throughout the game on both sides of the field, and scored a goal in the second half as well.

Gernot Trauner: 6.5/10- Had a fair game, didn’t move forward, and played deep inside his half to support from back.

Philipp Lienhart: 7/10- Had a good game, scored a fine goal in the second half, and kept opposition forwards quiet throughout the game.

Phillipp Mwene: 6.9/10- Had a fair game, he did well on both sides of the field.

Midfielders

Konrad Laimer: 6.5/10- Had a decent game, kept pressuring the defense line of opponents and his passing was good throughout the game.

Christoph Baumgartner: 7.8/10- Had a good game, picked Marko Arnautovic with a beautiful pass, and earned a deserving assist.

Nicolas Seiwald: 6.9/10- Had a decent game, controlled the pace of the game, and played a good pass to counterattack.

Forwards

Romano Schmid: 7.5/10- Had a good game, played some good balls inside the box, and continued his attacks on opponents.

Marko Arnautovic: 8.5/10- Had a good game, scored a goal in the first half of the game, and kept defenders on their toes throughout the game.

Marcel Sabitzer: 8.3/10- Had a great game, picked up a head injury still came back on the field, and was dribbling past defenders easily throughout the game.

Substitutes

Michael Gregoritsch: 6.8/10- Came on the pitch replacing Marko Arnautovic and scored a goal in his third touch of the game.

Patrick Wimmer: 6.1/10- Had a decent game, but didn’t get to show much as he was only on the pitch for some time.

Michael Svoboda: 6.2/10- Had a fair game, and replaced Trauner to provide fresh legs in defense.

Florian Grillitsch: N/A

Matthias Seidl: N/A

Manager

Ralf Rangnick: 8/10- Had a good game, the team played well, and was seen calm in the dugout.

Norway National Football Team Player Ratings vs Austria

Goalkeeper

Orjan Nyland: 6/10- Had a fair game between the sticks, he couldn’t have done anything about the opening goal and penalty but made four good saves throughout the game.

Defenders

David Moller Wolfe: 5.3/10- Had a tough night against the Austria forwards and was outplayed by them throughout the game.

Andreas Hanche-Olsen: 4.9/10- Had a poor game, made several rash and reckless tackles, and even gifted a penalty to Austria.

Kristoffer Ajer: 5.8/10- Had a decent game, but didn’t get much support from his defense partners.

Marcus Pedersen: 5.4/10- Had a fair game, and worked tirelessly on both sides of the field.

Midfielders

Morten Thorsby: 5.6/10- Had a poor game, didn’t look great in the middle lost possession, and was subbed.

Sander Berge: 5.7/10- Had a decent game, but was outplayed by opposition players and lost possession quite easily so many times.

Julian Ryerson: 6.5/10- Had a good game, tried his best in the middle of the field, and played some good balls in the opposition half but was subbed.

Forwards

Antonio Nusa: 5.5/10- Had a poor game, and lost possession quite easily which created pressure on his team later was subbed.

Erling Haaland: 6/10- Had a poor game, and unleashed a good curling strike in the early minutes of the game which hit the outside of the post apart from that didn’t do much on the field.

Alexander Sorloth: 6.7/10- Had a fair game, and did well to level the game before halftime but didn’t see much from him in the second half.

Substitutes

Patrick Berg: 6/10- Had a fair game, didn’t see much on the ball.

Aron Donnum: N/A

Felix Myhre: 5.7/10- Had a poor game, he had a pass accuracy of 40%.

Torbjorn Lysaker Heggem: 6/10- Had a decent game provided stability in his defensive half.

Jorgen Strand Larsen: N/A

Manager

Stale Solbakken: 5.5/10- His tactic and strategies just didn’t work today and will be fuming about missed chances.