FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Republic of Ireland vs Austria, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Republic of Ireland
  • 85': Jonathan Walters
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1 - 1
Austria
  • 31': Martin Hinteregger

Walters salvages Republic of Ireland point with late goal vs. Austria

Jonathan Walters got the Republic of Ireland out of jail as Austria threatened to dent their World Cup qualification hopes.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 1': Zlatko Junuzovic (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Zlatko Junuzovic (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
  • 5': Foul by Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland).
  • 5': Guido Burgstaller (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria).
  • 6': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
  • 8': Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Austria).
  • 8': Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Hand ball by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 12': Foul by Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland).
  • 12': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria).
  • 14': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
  • 19': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James McClean.
  • 26': Offside, Austria. Martin Hinteregger tries a through ball, but David Alaba is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Stefan Lainer (Austria).
  • 28': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
  • 29': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Florian Kainz (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Harry Arter.
  • 31': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Austria 1. Martin Hinteregger (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Florian Kainz (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland).
  • 32': Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
  • 39': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Florian Kainz.
  • 40': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 40': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
  • 44': Foul by Zlatko Junuzovic (Austria).
  • 44': Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Austria 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, Austria 1.
  • 46': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
  • 46': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Austria).
  • 46': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Guido Burgstaller (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
  • 49': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
  • 49': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Austria).
  • 51': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Martin Hinteregger (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
  • 56': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Daryl Murphy replaces Stephen Ward.
  • 57': Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 58': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.
  • 59': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.
  • 61': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 61': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 64': Delay in match Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
  • 71': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Wes Hoolahan replaces Harry Arter.
  • 72': Foul by Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland).
  • 72': Guido Burgstaller (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zlatko Junuzovic.
  • 75': Substitution, Austria. Martin Harnik replaces Guido Burgstaller.
  • 77': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady replaces Glenn Whelan.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
  • 79': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.
  • 79': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Zlatko Junuzovic.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kevin Long (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 83': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jonathan Walters tries a through ball, but Cyrus Christie is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Martin Harnik (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
  • 85': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Austria 1. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady.
  • 87': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 87': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 89': Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Florian Kainz.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Austria 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Austria 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 2
46.4 Possession 53.6
10 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 283
350 Passes 395
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 77
12 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 18
31 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 50,000

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Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Darren Randolph (GK)
18 Kevin Long
20 Shane Duffy
17 Stephen Ward
2 Cyrus Christie Yellow Card
13 Jeff Hendrick
6 Glenn Whelan
22 Harry Arter
19 Jonathan Walters
11 James McClean
10 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Conor Hourihane, Aiden McGeady, Alex Pearce, John O'Shea, Daryl Murphy, Daryl Horgan, Jonathan Hayes, Colin Doyle, Richard Keogh, Eunan O'Kane, Wes Hoolahan, Kieren Westwood.

AUT Austria (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Heinz Lindner (GK)
15 Sebastian Prödl
3 Aleksandar Dragovic
14 Julian Baumgartlinger
4 Martin Hinteregger
2 Stefan Lainer
10 Zlatko Junuzovic
8 David Alaba
9 Florian Kainz
22 Valentino Lazaro
19 Guido Burgstaller
Austria Substitutes:
Markus Kuster, Konrad Laimer, Martin Harnik, Louis Schaub, Deni Alar, Florian Klein, Florian Grillitsch, Michael Gregoritsch, Stefan Strangl, Kevin Danso, Kevin Wimmer, Daniel Bachmann.

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