UEFA Nations League

Austria vs Northern Ireland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Austria
  • 81': Louis Schaub
  • 87': Adrian Grbic
FT
2 - 1
Northern Ireland
  • 74': Josh Magennis

About

Austria are hosting Northern Ireland at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
  • 5': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair.
  • 10': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria).
  • 10': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 15': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
  • 17': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer following a corner.
  • 19': Offside, Austria. Pavao Pervan tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
  • 22': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Andreas Ulmer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland).
  • 25': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
  • 31': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
  • 36': Offside, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, Austria. Stefan Lainer tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
  • 36': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Shane Ferguson because of an injury.
  • 37': Foul by Stefan Ilsanker (Austria).
  • 37': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 42': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Stefan Ilsanker (Austria).
  • 45'+1': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 45'+1': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
  • 45'+3': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Stefan Lainer.
  • 45'+4': Andreas Ulmer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Austria 0, Northern Ireland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austria 0, Northern Ireland 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Reinhold Ranftl replaces Aleksandar Dragovic.
  • 46': Hand ball by Reinhold Ranftl (Austria).
  • 47': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 47': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
  • 54': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 55': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 57': Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Offside, Austria. Martin Hinteregger tries a through ball, but Michael Gregoritsch is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 61': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 62': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Conor Washington.
  • 62': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Liam Boyce.
  • 63': Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 63': Offside, Austria. David Alaba tries a through ball, but Reinhold Ranftl is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (Austria).
  • 64': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland).
  • 68': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 68': Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
  • 73': Foul by Martin Hinteregger (Austria).
  • 73': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! Austria 0, Northern Ireland 1. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a through ball.
  • 76': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
  • 78': Foul by Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria).
  • 78': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Austria. Louis Schaub replaces Julian Baumgartlinger.
  • 78': Substitution, Austria. Adrian Grbic replaces Andreas Ulmer.
  • 79': Michael McGovern (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Goal! Austria 1, Northern Ireland 1. Louis Schaub (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrian Grbic.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
  • 83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Craig Cathcart replaces Danny Ballard.
  • 83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Steven Davis replaces Alistair McCann.
  • 86': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 86': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Austria 2, Northern Ireland 1. Adrian Grbic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic with a through ball.
  • 88': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 88': Martin Hinteregger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+1': Reinhold Ranftl (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
  • 90'+4': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Austria 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austria 2, Northern Ireland 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 11
1 Saves 1
28.8 Possession 71.2
5 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
182 Accurate Passes 584
271 Passes 680
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 61
22 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Czechia 6 +1 11
2 Ukraine 6 0 8
3 Georgia 6 +1 7
4 Albania 6 -2 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

AUT Austria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Pavao Pervan (GK)
4 Martin Hinteregger
3 Aleksandar Dragovic Yellow Card
2 Andreas Ulmer
21 Stefan Lainer
9 Marcel Sabitzer Yellow Card
6 Stefan Ilsanker
14 Julian Baumgartlinger
11 Michael Gregoritsch
8 David Alaba
23 Xaver Schlager
Austria Substitutes:
Cican Stankovic, Alexander Schlager, Sasa Kalajdzic, Louis Schaub, Karim Onisiwo, Gernot Trauner, Philipp Wiesinger, Reinhold Ranftl, Peter Zulj, Marko Arnautovic, Adrian Grbic, Raphael Holzhauser.

NIR Northern Ireland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Michael McGovern (GK) Yellow Card
2 Conor McLaughlin
4 Tom Flanagan
22 Danny Ballard
13 Alistair McCann
17 Paddy McNair
19 Michael Smith
11 Shane Ferguson
14 Stuart Dallas
9 Liam Boyce Yellow Card
16 Conor Washington
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Ethan Galbraith, Gavin Whyte, Ryan McLaughlin, Craig Cathcart, Jamal Lewis, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Jonny Evans, Conor Hazard, Steven Davis, Josh Magennis.

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