Steffen wants to give the hat-trick ball to his son

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The atmosphere is desolate. Not worthy of the terms and conditions of a European Championship qualifier. The turf in the stadium in Novi Sad, which is getting old, is also not in the best condition. And when the sky opens the floodgates a few seconds before the break, pure sadness prevails.

After all, the Nati are already 3-0 ahead against Belarus, as one person doesn’t seem to care about the gloomy atmosphere: Renato Steffen. The Aargauer needs almost four minutes before he is in the right place for the first time. After the ball bounces off the post after a shot from Itten, the Lugano wing is perfect.

After that, Steffen gets very hot. Barely fifteen minutes later he benefits from the preparatory work of Granit Xhaka. And before the end of the first half hour, he completes the hat-trick and closes the bag for the Nati. This time Ricardo Rodriguez combines on the strong left flank.

62 years after Goldfuss Hügi

Having previously scored once in 28 internationals, Steffen needs just 25 minutes for three in Novi Sad. He is the first national team player in over 60 years (!) to score a classic hat-trick. Seppe Hügi scored five times in the 6-2 win over France on 12 October 1960, three of them within 19 minutes. Steffen makes the Hügi.

Steffen hears the name of Basel’s Goldfusschen, who died in 1995, for the first time after the match, when the match winner answers the journalists’ questions with the ball under his arm. “I’ve certainly scored more difficult goals,” Steffen laughs. He wants his teammates to sign the ball and give it to his son, who was watching TV at home.

Despite his three goals, he is also critical of his performance. “I played too many bad passes, especially in the early stages.” Just like Steffen, the national team also gets a cold start. After 62 seconds, Chwatschinski hammered the ball to the underside of the crossbar on a deep pass. happy!

The wake up call helps. After that, the Nati shows the necessary seriousness and celebrates an undisputed victory. After the break, Xhaka, who also prepared two goals, and Joker Amdouni also scored. For the Basel shooting star, it is the first goal in Nati’s second game.

A role model for the boys

But the man of the evening is Steffen. “I’m glad I was able to repay the coach’s trust for once,” said the 31-year-old. But he makes no claims because of his hat-trick. “I have no problem if I’m back on the couch on Tuesday.”

However, for Yakin, there is no reason not to use Steffen against Israel from the start. “He always gives 120 percent – whether it’s defensive or offensive.” Thanks to his strong transition phase in both directions, he is also a role model for the young people. The Nati coach also appreciates Steffen off the field: “He’s always up and ready to have fun.” Steffen had every reason to do so on Saturday – despite the gloomy atmosphere.

Source : Blick