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Rep Ireland vs Austria: match report
Republic of Ireland hosted Austria at Aviva Stadium on Thursday 1 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 3). Rep Ireland have no reported absences; Austria are missing 2 (Raul Florucz, Kevin Danso). Allard Lindhout is the referee, averaging 2.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.
Result and scorers
Rep Ireland 2-2 Austria. Goals: Troy Parrott 12' for Rep Ireland; Troy Parrott 45' (pen) for Rep Ireland; Alexander Prass 71' for Austria; Michael Gregoritsch 77' for Austria. Attendance: 45,784.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 12' Goal: Troy Parrott (Rep Ireland) 1-0
- 45' Penalty: Troy Parrott (Rep Ireland) 2-0
- 60' Yellow card: James Abankwah (Rep Ireland)
- 71' Goal: Alexander Prass (Austria) 2-1
- 77' Goal: Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) 2-2
- 82' Yellow card: Ryan Manning (Rep Ireland)
- 85' Yellow card: Maximilian Wöber (Austria)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 41.9% | Possession | 58.1% |
| 9 | Shots | 16 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Rep Ireland 3-4-2-1
Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson
- 1 Caoimhín Kelleher GK
- 4 Dara O'Shea DEF
- 15 John Egan DEF
- 3 Liam Scales DEF
- 2 James Abankwah DEF
- 11 Finn Azaz MID
- 14 Conor Coventry MID
- 18 Ryan Manning DEF
- 17 Jack Moylan MID
- 10 Adam Idah FWD
- 7 Troy Parrott FWD
Bench
- 12 Liam Kitching DEF
- 6 Jayson Molumby MID
- 5 Jake O'Brien DEF
- 20 Chiedozie Ogbene MID
- 9 Thomas Cannon FWD
- 16 Gavin Bazunu GK
- 23 Max O'Leary GK
- 21 Jimmy Dunne DEF
- 8 Jason Knight MID
- 22 Killian Phillips MID
- 19 Owen Elding FWD
- 13 Rocco Vata FWD
Austria 4-2-3-1
Coach: Ralf Rangnick
- 12 Florian Wiegele GK
- 5 Stefan Posch DEF
- 2 David Affengruber DEF
- 15 Philipp Lienhart DEF
- 16 Phillipp Mwene MID
- 6 Nicolas Seiwald MID
- 4 Xaver Schlager MID
- 21 Patrick Wimmer FWD
- 17 Carney Chukwuemeka MID
- 18 Romano Schmid MID
- 9 Saša Kalajdžić FWD
Bench
- 20 Konrad Laimer DEF
- 14 Maximilian Wöber DEF
- 11 Michael Gregoritsch FWD
- 22 Alexander Prass FWD
- 1 Alexander Schlager GK
- 13 Matteo Bignetti GK
- 3 Felix Bacher DEF
- 23 Marco Friedl DEF
- 7 Christoph Lang MID
- 8 Chukwubuike Adamu FWD
- 19 Marco Grüll FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Rep Ireland
No reported absences.
Austria
- Raul Florucz suspension, back Mid October 2026
- Kevin Danso suspension, back Early October 2026
Previous meetings
- Sunday 11 June 2017: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Austria
- Saturday 12 November 2016: Austria 0-1 Republic of Ireland
- Tuesday 10 September 2013: Austria 1-0 Republic of Ireland
- Tuesday 26 March 2013: Republic of Ireland 2-2 Austria