Austria earn World Cup win against debutants Jordan
Romano Schmid reacts after scoring Austria’s opening goal against Jordan at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (Getty Images via AFP)
SANTA CLARA: Austria were given a scare by World Cup debutants Jordan on Tuesday before securing a 3-1 win rounded off by a penalty in added time from veteran forward Marko Arnautovic.
The Austrians went ahead at Levi’s Stadium near San Francisco when Romano Schmid produced a brilliant opening goal, smashing in a shot from distance.
Jordan never stopped chasing the game and Ali Olwan’s glancing header nearly put them level before he scored the first World Cup goal in his country’s history — and it was worth the wait.
He cut in and directed a superb right-footed shot Austria ‘keeper past Alexander Schlager and off the post.
Yazan Al-Arab scored an own goal to hand Austria their second after a goalmouth scramble. (Getty Images via AFP)
But Austria regained the lead in the 76th minute thanks to an own goal from Yazan al-Arab before 37-year-old former West Ham man Arnautovic added a stoppage-time penalty to make the game safe.
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