Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Austria (1st, 28 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Liechtenstein (5th, 5 pts). Liechtenstein had been under-performing their position — 46th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Austria were scoring 2.2 and conceding 0.5, Liechtenstein 0.2 and 2.6, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Austria, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Liechtenstein arrived off three straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Austria 13/15, Liechtenstein 1/15.
The venue was Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Wien, with room for 53,008 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Austria led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.