Team boss Irene Fuhrmann sees her selection as favorites in the play-off games against Slovenia. Four U20 players on board.
Valentina girl has had an exciting autumn. U20 World Cup – including entry in the top scorer list – and Champions League with SKN St. Pölten. The 18-year-old was able to gain a lot of experience. Together with her U20 colleague Nicole Ojukwu girl is now from Irene Fuhrmann was called up to the ÖFB women’s A team for the first time.
Together with goalkeeper Mariella El-Sherif and Chiara D’Angelo There are a total of four players in the ÖFB squad for the two European Championship qualification play-off-Play against Slovenia on October 25th in Koper and on October 29th in Ried.
“We wanted to take the successful U20 World Cup into account,” says team boss Fuhrmann. In addition, the coach said they wanted to introduce young players to the top eleven “step by step”, with a view to the future.
Prominent failures
Some regulars are still missing from the team. So fall Katharina Naschenweng (knee) and Add Piston (foot) also further from How Celina Dough (only on call due to lack of match practice). Added to this was the injury Laura Wienroitherwho had to undergo meniscus surgery.
But they still have a “powerful team,” said Fuhrmann in a media interview on Wednesday when the squad was announced. Although they are aware of their role as favorites against the Slovenians, they will in no way underestimate the “strong collective” of opponents who “slid somewhat unluckily into League C”. “The new mode gives you a unique chance to qualify for the European Championships. It will be a lot of hard work,” says Fuhrmann. “It will be up to us to see how much the Slovenians can bring their strengths to the pitch.” You have to “accept every duel 100 percent”.
1,500 tickets have already been sold for the game in Ried on October 29th, and a total of 4,000 are up for grabs. There is “still a score to settle” in the stadium. “Against Iceland we couldn’t play as freely as we wanted.”
In the event of a successful promotion to thesecond round of the play-offsIrene Fuhrmann’s team would play it in Vienna. The possible decisive home game against the winners of the duel Poland against Romania the team would be on December 3, 2024Viola Park of the FK Austria Vienna spielen.