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Austria beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 to secure Nations League promotion
Austria beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Linz in a Nations League Group B3 match.
Substitute Sasa Kalajdzic scored the only goal in the 79th minute.
The win secured Austria promotion to League A, regardless of the group’s remaining results.
Ireland had chances to score, but Chiedozie Ogbene missed a late opportunity to equalise.
Ireland are third in the group, one point behind Kosovo, their final opponents.
Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said the defeat was painful and that his team had deserved at least a draw.
Ireland face Kosovo next, with their final group match still to play.
Austria beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Linz to secure promotion to League A in the Nations League.
Substitute Sasa Kalajdzic scored the only goal in the 79th minute.
The result gave Austria top spot in Group B3, regardless of the closing matches.
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson said the defeat was painful and that his side deserved at least a draw.
Ireland were third and were due to face Kosovo next.
- Who
- Austria and the Republic of Ireland.
- What
- Austria won 1-0 to secure promotion to League A.
- When
- 14 November 2026.
- Where
- Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, Austria.
- Why
- The win secured Austria top spot in Group B3 and automatic promotion to League A.
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Austria hosted the Republic of Ireland in their Nations League Group B3 match at the Raiffeisen Arena.
Sasa Kalajdzic scored the only goal of the match.
Austria's 1-0 victory secured promotion to League A.
- Final score
- Austria 1-0 Republic of Ireland
- Goal scorer
- Sasa Kalajdzic
- Goal time
- 79th minute
- Venue
- Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
- Austria's outcome
- Promoted to League A after securing top spot in Group B3
- Ireland's position
- Third in Group B3, with Kosovo next opponents
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What people are saying
It was painful not to get anything from this match. I think we deserved at least a draw, but we needed the win for this game to count
I think we had the chances, the openings and the positions to do that, but this was not our day in goalscoring, so it is disappointing.