Austria vs Republic of Ireland, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAJames McClean strikes as Republic of Ireland see off Austria
James McClean struck for the third time in two World Cup qualifiers to keep Republic of Ireland firmly on track for the 2018 World Cup.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
- 2': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Jeff Hendrick.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a headed pass.
- 4': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 4': Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 7': Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
- 7': Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland).
- 7': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
- 8': Attempt saved. Marc Janko (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
- 10': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': David Alaba (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
- 13': Attempt blocked. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
- 13': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
- 14': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Austria).
- 14': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
- 15': Marc Janko (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
- 16': Marc Janko (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Marc Janko (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McClean.
- 19': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 19': Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Florian Klein.
- 22': Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Marc Janko (Austria).
- 22': Delay in match Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. David Meyler replaces Glenn Whelan because of an injury.
- 25': Attempt missed. Marc Janko (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 26': Foul by Marc Janko (Austria).
- 26': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Marc Janko (Austria).
- 29': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
- 29': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria).
- 31': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
- 32': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Janko.
- 33': Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 35': Foul by David Meyler (Republic of Ireland).
- 35': Kevin Wimmer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 38': Foul by Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland).
- 38': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 39': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Jeff Hendrick.
- 41': Foul by Marc Janko (Austria).
- 41': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
- 44': Marc Janko (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Austria).
- 45'+2': Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austria 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
- 46': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Austria).
- 46': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Goal! Austria 0, Republic of Ireland 1. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a through ball.
- 50': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 50': Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Jonathan Walters is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (Austria).
- 52': Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
- 53': Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Marc Janko.
- 54': Attempt missed. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan following a corner.
- 55': Delay in match Marc Janko (Austria) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Florian Klein.
- 57': Substitution, Austria. Louis Schaub replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
- 58': Attempt saved. Louis Schaub (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Klein.
- 59': David Alaba (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
- 60': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
- 60': Louis Schaub (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 62': Hand ball by Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Schaub.
- 65': Attempt missed. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Klein.
- 66': Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland).
- 67': Foul by Kevin Wimmer (Austria).
- 67': Jonathan Walters (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 70': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
- 70': Foul by Ciaran Clark (Republic of Ireland).
- 70': Ramazan Özcan (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 71': Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Austria. Martin Harnik replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 74': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
- 74': Wes Hoolahan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady following a set piece situation.
- 78': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. David McGoldrick replaces Wes Hoolahan.
- 78': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Ilsanker replaces Kevin Wimmer.
- 79': David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by David Alaba (Austria).
- 80': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
- 80': Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Martin Harnik (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 83': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
- 84': Delay in match James McClean (Republic of Ireland) because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady replaces James McClean because of an injury.
- 87': Attempt missed. Marc Janko (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Klein with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
- 89': Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
- 90': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Marc Janko (Austria) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baumgartlinger.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Austria 0, Republic of Ireland 1.
Statistics
 IRL |
AUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 160 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
| 255 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 49 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 49 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 48,500
Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 48,500
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 6 | -13 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Austria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ramazan Özcan (GK) |
| 4 | Martin Hinteregger |
| 3 | Aleksandar Dragovic  |
| 5 | Kevin Wimmer |
| 17 | Florian Klein |
| 9 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 8 | David Alaba |
| 14 | Julian Baumgartlinger |
| 21 | Marc Janko |
| 7 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 18 | Alessandro Schöpf |
Republic of Ireland (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 3 | Ciaran Clark |
| 15 | Shane Duffy |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 10 | Robbie Brady |
| 2 | Seamus Coleman |
| 14 | Wes Hoolahan |
| 8 | Harry Arter |
| 13 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 11 | James McClean |
| 19 | Jonathan Walters |
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