The Netherlands got off to the worst possible start at Berlin's Olympia Stadium when Donyell Malen cleared a square pass from Alexanders Prass into the wrong goal, giving Austria a 1-0 lead with six minutes of play.
The Dutch responded well and tried to restore parity, but Tijjani Reijnders wasted two promising opportunities as the match progressed.
However, Austria remained dangerous when Sabitzer tested goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen with a low shot in the 38th minute, Xinhua reports.
The Netherlands got off to the perfect start two minutes into the second half when Xavi Simons began a counterattack before feeding Cody Gakpo, who slotted the ball into the far post corner with a well-placed shot.
It was short-lived joy for Ronald Koeman's men as Austria rallied to take the lead again after Florian Grillitsch's precise cross allowed Romano Schmid to head in on the hour mark.
The Netherlands were unimpressed and scored the second goal in the 75th minute when Memphis Depay took advantage of an assist from Wout Weghort with a header.
Austria had the last laugh and took the group win after Sabitzer finished off some good set-up work from Christoph Baumgartner from a tight angle to complete the 3-2 victory.
"The team today showed great will. They have always come back and that is notable against a strong opponent. In the end we got a well-deserved victory here. It is incredible that we have won this group after starting with a defeat." said Austria coach Ralf Rangnick.
In the other Group D clash, France failed to secure group victory as veteran forward Robert Lewandowski canceled out Kylian Mbappé's opener to secure a 1-1 draw.
With this result, Austria finished at the top of the standings with six points, followed by France (5 points), the Netherlands (4 points) and Poland (1 point).
"I would like to thank the fans for being present today even though we were eliminated. We fought until the end and had some really good moments," said Poland coach Michal Probierz.
The Dutch responded well and tried to restore parity, but Tijjani Reijnders wasted two promising opportunities as the match progressed.
However, Austria remained dangerous when Sabitzer tested goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen with a low shot in the 38th minute, Xinhua reports.
The Netherlands got off to the perfect start two minutes into the second half when Xavi Simons began a counterattack before feeding Cody Gakpo, who slotted the ball into the far post corner with a well-placed shot.
It was short-lived joy for Ronald Koeman's men as Austria rallied to take the lead again after Florian Grillitsch's precise cross allowed Romano Schmid to head in on the hour mark.
The Netherlands were unimpressed and scored the second goal in the 75th minute when Memphis Depay took advantage of an assist from Wout Weghort with a header.
Austria had the last laugh and took the group win after Sabitzer finished off some good set-up work from Christoph Baumgartner from a tight angle to complete the 3-2 victory.
"The team today showed great will. They have always come back and that is notable against a strong opponent. In the end we got a well-deserved victory here. It is incredible that we have won this group after starting with a defeat." said Austria coach Ralf Rangnick.
In the other Group D clash, France failed to secure group victory as veteran forward Robert Lewandowski canceled out Kylian Mbappé's opener to secure a 1-1 draw.
With this result, Austria finished at the top of the standings with six points, followed by France (5 points), the Netherlands (4 points) and Poland (1 point).
"I would like to thank the fans for being present today even though we were eliminated. We fought until the end and had some really good moments," said Poland coach Michal Probierz.
