Nigerian-born striker Kelvin Arase helped the Austria U17s beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in both countries first Group B match at the UEFA U17 Championship taking place in Azerbaijan. <br /><br />The 17-year-old was lively throughout the contest at Bakcell Arena (Bak&#305;) and was unlucky not to open his goalscoring account for his adopted country. <br /><br />Austria controlled the game from the beginning and were rewarded for their efforts in the first half, with Baumgartner netting a brace.<br /><br />Retired Nigeria international Benedict Akwuegbu earlier stated that he will approach Arase&rsquo;s parents so the youngster commits his international future to Nigeria instead of Austria but it appears it turned out to be a wild-goose chase.<br /><br />Arase, who is on the books of the U18 team of Rapid Vienna, appeared 6 times for the Austria U17s in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Qualifying round) and was credited with two assists. <br /><br />German-based trio David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Rubin Okotie (<span class=\"st\">1860 Munich) and Karim Onisiwo (Mainz 05) have represented Austria at senior level.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br />Photo Credit : skrapid.at<br /></span>