It was an evening of mixed feelings. Florian Kainz played 90 minutes on Tuesday for the Austrian national side. It is just the second time that Werder’s midfielder has played a full game for his country. However, Kainz was not happy with the result.
It was an evening of mixed feelings. Florian Kainz played 90 minutes on Tuesday for the Austrian national side. It is just the second time that Werder’s midfielder has played a full game for his country. However, Kainz was not happy with the result.
The match against Georgia ended 1-1 in Vienna’s Ernst-Happel-Stadion and Kainz posted a photo with the caption “Disappointing result” on his Instagram account after game. Austria are now on nine points in fourth place, having played eight games in Group D. With two games remaining, Kainz and co. are five points behind second-placed Wales. However, qualification is still mathematically possible because Wales have to face third-placed Ireland next month.
Meanwhile, Ulisses Garcia captained the Switzerland U21 side for the first time in their European Championship qualifier. Werder’s left-back played the whole game in the 1-1 draw with table-toppers Romania. “I’m very proud to have led the team out as captain tonight. Unfortunately we couldn’t get more from the game. Now it’s about pushing on with Werder Bremen”, Garcia wrote on Twitter.
