There were Werder players on opposing sides during Tuesday’s friendly between Austria and Finland which finished 1-1. Zlatko Junuzovic and Florian Grillitsch of Austria faced Werder colleague and Finland captain Niklas Moisander in Innsbruck.
There were Werder players on opposing sides during Tuesday’s friendly between Austria and Finland which finished 1-1. Zlatko Junuzovic and Florian Grillitsch of Austria faced Werder colleague and Finland captain Niklas Moisander in Innsbruck.
There was a particular spotlight on 21-year-old Florian Grillitsch who replaced David Alaba at half-time for his Austria debut. Grillitsch played well alongside Werder teammate Zlatko Junuzovic until the 81st minute when the Werder vice-captain was substituted. Moisander played the full 90 minutes for Finland.
There was a second Werder meeting in Biel in Switzerland, where Ulisses Garcia met Thore Jacobsen and Ole Käuper. Garcia was on the winning side as Switzerland U20s beat their German counterparts 2-1.
Niklas Schmidt has another U19 international match under his belt. The German team qualified for the European Championship in Georgia with a 4-0 win over Slovakia. Schmidt didn’t feature in the game at the Frankfurter Volksbank-Stadion.
Thomas Delaney and Theodor Gebre Selassie were in action on Sunday. While Gebre Selassie was on the scoresheet in the Czech Republic’s 6-0, there were no goals as Delaney’s Norway drew 0-0 with Romania. Delaney played the full 90 minutes for Norway. Jaroslav Drobny remained on the bench for the Czech Republic, having been granted a late call-up.
