Poland v Austria LIVE: Result and reaction as Marko Arnautovic scores penalty to seal key victory
Poland 1-3 Austria: Robert Lewandowski returned from the bench but his side’s hopes of reaching the last-16 suffered a major blow with defeat
Austria secured a 3-1 victory over Poland in their Euro 2024 Group D match to renew hopes of a top-two finish and a spot in the knockout stage while leaving their opponents in last place with no points and only a slim chance of advancing.
In a furious start, the Austrians, now on three points from two matches - as many as France and Netherlands who meet later on Friday - applied early pressure and it paid off in the ninth minute with Gernot Trauner’s powerful header at the near post.
Poland, who have now lost both of their matches, levelled through Krzysztof Piatek’s his second attempt in the box after his first effort was blocked on the half-hour mark.
Fit-again Poland striker Robert Lewandowski came on in the 60th minute but it was Austria who scored twice more, first with a flowing move and Christoph Baumgartner finish just inside the box in the 66th and a Marco Arnautovic penalty 12 minutes later.
Follow all the reaction to Poland v Austria below, and catch the latest updates from France vs Netherlands in Group D here
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
34 minutes: Ukraine’s Tymchyk hits the post in their best chance of the half so far!
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
31 minutes: Slovakia have a corner, and this could be dangerous for Ukraine.
Duda takes but it’s a free kick to Ukraine for a push.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
28 minutes: Dovbyk has had a shot! It was well blocked by the defender but Ukraine will have a corner.
It’s immediately put out for another, but the ball is eventually put behind by Yarmolenko.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
25 minutes: Ukraine are just trying to build from the back and slow the game down a bit and hold onto the ball, although they haven’t been able to get forward and Slovakia have continued to press high.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
23 minutes: Mudryk has a wild chance to try and get his side back into it but it went so high and over the bar without troubling even one goal on top of that one!
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
20 minutes: Ukraine have to come from behind as they fight to stay in the Euros.
Slovakia have just been so organised and it seems like everyone knows where they should be playing, and so far the system has reaped the rewards.
GOAL! Schranz heads Slovakia into the lead
18 minutes: GOAL! Ukraine just switches off after defending a free kick, and Schranz was almost unmarked at the far post, and headed into the ground and over the goalkeeper to hand his side a deserved advantage.
Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine
15 minutes: Ukraine haven’t really got going so far in this match, and Slovakia have had the best of the early chances in this match.
Ukraine will have wanted to bounce back from their opening defeat to Romania, but they have struggled to link passes together and create so far.
Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine
13 minutes: Ukraine have a chance, but the cross across the face of goal does not go to any player in yellow.
Brazhko has a chance from range but his low drive was straight at Dubravka.
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