Austria: Martin Harnik hits form

Martin Harnik was on target for Austria as they beat Malta 5:1 in a friendly international.
First Team
Sunday, 01.06.2008 / 18:35

Young Werder forward Martin Harnik was recently criticised by Austrian national coach Hickersberger for his poor performances in training. In yesterday’s 5:1 (2:1) drubbing of Malta, Harnik found the perfect answer to his trainers comments.

Young Werder forward Martin Harnik was recently criticised by Austrian national coach Hickersberger for his poor performances in training. In yesterday’s 5:1 (2:1) drubbing of Malta, Harnik found the perfect answer to his trainers comments.

 

Introduced for the second half, the 20 year old played the vital role in winning the penalty which subsequently led to Austria taking a two goal advantage. But the youngster saved the best for last and crowned his performance late on as he finished off a perfectly worked counter attack to make the final score 5:1.

 

In an interview with www.oefb.at after the game, Harnik explained just what he was sent out to do: "I was given the task of causing a bit of a stir up front, make the opponent uneasy and force them into challenges." He went on to say: "The coach was right to criticise my performances in training. I wanted to prove to him today just what I am capable of. That worked out well with first winning the penalty and then later making it 5:1."

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