Faroe Islands v Austria (UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying)

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Faroe Islands v Austria (1990)
Landskrona IP.JPG
The Landskrona IP in Landskrona hosted the match
EventUEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Group 4
Matchday 1
Faroe Islands Austria
1 0
Date12 September 1990 (1990-09-12)
VenueLandskrona IP, Landskrona
Referee (Norway)
Attendance1,157

The Faroe Islands defeated Austria 1–0 on 12 September 1990 in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match at Landskrona IP in Landskrona, Sweden. The result is notable as one of the biggest shocks in football history, as the Faroe Islands were playing their first ever competitive match with a team composed of amateur players, while Austria had played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy less than three months earlier.

Background[]

The Faroe Islands Football Association became a member of FIFA on 2 July 1988 and joined UEFA that year, on 18 April 1990.[1] Austria, in turn, played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy less than three months earlier and were eliminated in the group stage.

Because the Faroe Islands did not have a suitable football stadium, their national team chose to play its matches in Sweden, using Landskrona IP as their home ground.

Match[]

Details[]

Faroe Islands 1–0 Austria
  • Nielsen Goal 61'
 Report
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: (Norway)
Faroe Islands
Austria
GK 1 Jens Martin Knudsen
RB 5 Julian Hansen
CB 4 Mikkjal Danielsen
CB 2 Jóannes Jakobsen (c)
LB 3 Tummas Eli Hansen
RM 6 Allan Mørkøre Yellow card 44'
CM 9 Abraham Hansen
CM 10 Kári Reynheim Yellow card 87'
CM 8 Jan Dam
LM 7 Torkil Nielsen
CF 11 Kurt Mørkøre Yellow card 8'
Manager:
Iceland Páll Guðlaugsson
FRO-AUT 1990-09-12.svg
GK 1 Michael Konsel
CB 3 Robert Pecl
CB 5 Michael Streiter Yellow card 58'
CB 4 Jürgen Hartmann
RM 2 Kurt Russ
CM 6 Heinz Peischl
CM 8 Manfred Linzmaier (c)
LM 10 Andi Herzog Substituted off 62'
RW 7 Gerhard Rodax
CF 9 Toni Polster
LW 11 Andreas Reisinger Substituted off 62'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Gerald Willfurth Substituted in 62'
FW 15 Peter Pacult Substituted in 62'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger

Assistant referees:
Kjell Nordby (Norway)
Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)
Fourth official:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Aftermath[]

Austria coach Josef Hickersberger resigned the day after the loss. In the return fixture, played on 22 April 1991 at Salzburg, Austria beat the Faroes 3–0. Neither team managed to win against the other opponents of the group and finished at the bottom, with Austria in 4th and the Faroe Islands in 5th.

Hickersberger returned to coach the Austrian national team in 2006, quitting after UEFA Euro 2008, which Austria co-hosted with Switzerland. Curiously, the two teams were scheduled to play in October at Tórshavn for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification,[2] and again in Group F of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games.

References[]

  1. ^ "Faroese future in safe hands". UEFA.
  2. ^ "Josef Hickersberger retires! - Fearing the Faroe Islands?". Soccer and Equipment. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

External links[]

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