Parrott brace not enough as Ireland draw with Austria | OneFootball

Troy Parrott scored twice, but the Republic of Ireland surrendered a two-goal lead as Austria fought back to earn a 2-2 draw in Dublin.

Ireland made the perfect start when Parrott produced an excellent individual run, beating two defenders before calmly finishing past Florian Wiegele.

The game was twice briefly stopped in the first half after protests. Tennis balls carrying Palestinian flags and messages calling for the game to be stopped were thrown onto the pitch, while a protester later entered the field before being removed by security.

Ireland doubled their advantage before half-time when Ryan Manning was fouled inside the area. Parrott stepped up and confidently converted the resulting penalty.

Austria responded strongly after the break, with substitute Alexander Prass reducing the deficit after Liam Kitching gave the ball away.

The visitors completed their comeback five minutes later. Michael Gregoritsch curled a free-kick beyond Caoimhin Kelleher to level the scores.

Ireland struggled to regain control in the closing stages, but held on for a point. Austria remain top of Group B3, while Ireland sit third and are unbeaten in nine matches at the Aviva Stadium.

Incidents: The story of the match

Rep. Irlanda Official Line-ups:

Caoimhin Kelleher, John Egan, Liam Scales, Dara O’Shea, James Abankwah, Ryan Manning, Conor Coventry, Finn Azaz, Adam Idah, Troy Parrott, Jack Moylan

Áustria Official Line-ups:

Florian Wiegele, Stefan Posch, Philipp Lienhart, David Affengruber, Phillipp Mwene, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Romano Schmid, Carney Chukwuemeka, Sasa Kalajdzic, Patrick Wimmer

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The match begins

The Republic of Ireland leads 1-0 against Austria. Troy Parrott scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Adam Idah's headed pass.

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GOAL Ireland: Troy Parrott (Ireland) scores!

Troy Parrott scores goal number 2 in the competition (3 matches)

Troy Parrott scores for the Republic of Ireland with a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now Republic of Ireland 2, Austria 0.

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GOALIreland: Troy Parrott (Ireland) scores penalty-kick!

Troy Parrott scores goal number 3 in the competition (3 matches)

Republic of Ireland 2, Austria 1. Alexander Prass scores for Austria with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the high center of the goal, assisted by Patrick Wimmer. The goal is awarded after a VAR review.

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GOAL Austria: Alexander Prass (Austria) scores!

Alexander Prass scores goal number 1 in the competition (2 matches)

The score is now 2-2 as Michael Gregoritsch scores for Austria with a left-footed shot from a free kick into the bottom left corner.

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GOAL Austria: Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) scores!

Michael Gregoritsch scores goal number 1 in the competition (2 matches)