Netherlands 5–1 Austria: 1978 World Cup match
5–1Full time
Match in one glance
NetherlandsAustriaGoalCard
Netherlands
Austria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
5Netherlands1Austria
Ernie Brandts opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsAustria
5Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used0
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JRJohnny RepNetherlands · 36′, 53′2goals
- 2EOErich ObermayerAustria · 80′1goal
- 3WvWilly van de KerkhofNetherlands · 82′1goal
- 4RRRob RensenbrinkNetherlands · 35′1goal
- 5EBErnie BrandtsNetherlands · 6′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-14
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 5–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / AustriaNetherlands
Ernie Brandts6′
Rob Rensenbrink (penalty)35′
Johnny Rep36′
Johnny Rep53′
Willy van de Kerkhof82′
Austria
Erich Obermayer80′
Complete match timeline
NetherlandsAustriaGoalCardSubstitution
Netherlands
Austria
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′3 – 0E. Brandts 6′ · R. Rensenbrink 35′ · J. Rep 36′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 1J. Rep 53′ · E. Obermayer 80′ · W. de Kerkhof 82′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Netherlands
Reported rolesPS
1Piet SchrijversJP
2Jan PoortvlietRK
5Ruud KrolPW
7Piet WildschutEB
22Ernie BrandtsWJ
6Wim JansenAH
9Arie HaanRv
10René van de KerkhofWv
11Willy van de KerkhofRR
12Rob RensenbrinkJR
16Johnny RepReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 3DSDick Schoenaker60′
- 4AvAdrie van Kraay66′
Match contributions
- Willy van de Kerkhof⚽ 1
- Rob Rensenbrink⚽ 1
- Johnny Rep⚽ 2
- Ernie Brandts⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPiet SchrijversGoalkeeper
- 2JPJan PoortvlietDefender
- 5RKRuud KrolDefender
- 6WJWim JansenMidfielder
- 7PWPiet WildschutDefender
- 9AHArie HaanMidfielder
- 10RvRené van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 11WvWilly van de KerkhofMidfielder
- 12RRRob RensenbrinkForward
- 16JRJohnny RepForward
- 22EBErnie BrandtsDefender
Austria
Reported rolesFK
1Friedrich KonciliaRS
2Robert SaraEO
3Erich ObermayerGB
4Gerhard BreitenbergerBP
5Bruno PezzeyJH
7Josef HickersbergerHP
8Herbert ProhaskaKJ
11Kurt JaraEK
12Eduard KriegerHK
9Hans KranklWK
10Wilhelm KreuzReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
No substitutes used.
Match contributions
- Erich Obermayer⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FKFriedrich KonciliaGoalkeeper
- 2RSRobert SaraDefender
- 3EOErich ObermayerDefender
- 4GBGerhard BreitenbergerDefender
- 5BPBruno PezzeyDefender
- 7JHJosef HickersbergerMidfielder
- 8HPHerbert ProhaskaMidfielder
- 9HKHans KranklForward
- 10WKWilhelm KreuzForward
- 11KJKurt JaraMidfielder
- 12EKEduard KriegerMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
5Netherlands1Austria
Ernie Brandts opened the scoring at 6′.
Team comparison
NetherlandsAustria
5Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used0
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JRJohnny RepNetherlands · 36′, 53′2goals
- 2EOErich ObermayerAustria · 80′1goal
- 3WvWilly van de KerkhofNetherlands · 82′1goal
- 4RRRob RensenbrinkNetherlands · 35′1goal
- 5EBErnie BrandtsNetherlands · 6′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-14
- Venue
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
- Result
- 5–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Netherlands / AustriaNetherlands
Ernie Brandts6′
Rob Rensenbrink (penalty)35′
Johnny Rep36′
Johnny Rep53′
Willy van de Kerkhof82′
Austria
Erich Obermayer80′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.