😳 Only buckets of earth will do: huge hole halts World Cup qualifier | OneFootball

The ground really had no more desire. When the Austrians played against Cyprus last night in the World Cup qualifier, a crazy incident occurred a quarter of an hour before the end. A huge hole had formed in the penalty area in front of Austria's keeper Alexander Schlager. It was so big that the goalkeeper had to stick his hand in it. Don't believe it? We provide you with the pictures.

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📸 GEORG HOCHMUTH

Behind the goal, earth was quickly dug up to be brought into the penalty area in buckets. Schlager helped with the compaction by jumping on it. A piece of turf on top – done! The fans also got their money's worth.

After the approximately five-minute interruption, the game could continue. Earlier (54th minute), Dortmund's Marcel Sabitzer had scored to take the lead. The team of Ralf Rangnick held on to the 1-0 victory and celebrated their third win in the third game.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

📸 GEORG HOCHMUTH