Analysis-Soccer-Sabitzer howitzer seals breathtaking Austria triumph over Dutch

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group D - Netherlands v Austria - Berlin Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - June 25, 2024 Netherlands' Memphis Depay scores their second goal REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hoary old cliche it may be but in the final analysis the simple truth is that the irrepressible, irresistible Austrians wanted it more than the Dutch in their final Euro 2024 Group D clash.

Maybe the fact the Netherlands were already guaranteed a last-16 place spiked their guns, or perhaps there was nothing they could do to repel the industry and energy of the Austrians.