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 1-1 Ukraine
74 minutes: Ukraine are defending deep, but they have a chance to break, Mudryk was just played in, but the runner was too slow, and when the Chelsea player does manage to get a show underway, the angle was too tight for him to beat the post.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
73 minutes: Slovakia are getting a little bit frustrated, Obert concedes a foul when he found himself isolated on the wing with no passing options and the ball goes back to Ukraine.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
71st minute: Since the substitutions the game has just lost a bit of its fluency, but there’s still just under 20 minutes to go.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
69 minutes: Mudryk is running at the ball a lot here and he wins his side a corner, which the number 10 delivers, but it’s defended at the near post and headed away.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
68 minutes: Both sides have made changes, and Ukraine have taken off their captain Yarmolenko for Zubkov, it will be interesting to see what impact that has on the game.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
66 minutes: Slovakia try and get forward but they are pegged back into their own half, and any chance is scuppered with an offside.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
62 minutes: In the first half it was Ukraine who were struggling at times to hold on to possession, but it seems like that has completely switched around and instead it’s Slovakia who are struggling to maintain possession.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
59 minutes: A looped effort from Kucka goes straight into the hands of Dubravka, it was not threatening and instead a probing effort.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
57 minutes: Slovakia go on the offensive almost immediately afterwards, but Ukraine appear buoyed by the goal and have kept possession well.
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