🧤 Can Schlager stop Spain? Austria goalkeeper stands out like Neuer at his best
Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Schlager made several crucial saves to keep the game 0-1 against Spain, but the team ended up conceding the second goal, falling behind 0-2 in the World Cup.
The bad news: Austria were trailing Spain 0-1 after 45 minutes. The good news: Austria were 0-1 down after 45 minutes. Because the truth is that the Austrian team could be facing a much bigger deficit against the 2024 European champions. The fact that Austria can still dream of reaching the round of 16 is almost entirely down to goalkeeper Alexander Schlager. Against the dominant Iberians, Schlager had already made five saves and thus prevented a total of 1.22 expected goals. In the 33rd minute, Schlager denied a double chance from Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal. A few minutes later, he brilliantly deflected a direct free-kick from Alex Baena, which hit the post. The Austrian goalkeeper also stood out once again against Yamal. But for Schlager's defenses to lead to success, the players in front of him will have to at least match his level... And even that may not be enough. In the 66th minute, Pedro Porro made it 2-0 and seemingly put Spain in control of the game.