UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Austria vs Rep. Of Ireland 1-0
- Sasa Kalajdzic78'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
- Referee
- Irfan Peljto
Match timeline
- 90+3’Yellow card
AustriaMichael Gregoritsch - 90’Substitution
AustriaDavid Affengruber ONRomano Schmid OFF - 80’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandBosun Lawal ONJames Abankwah OFF - 78’Goal!
AustriaSasa Kalajdzic1 – 0 - 76’Substitution
AustriaSascha Horvath ONStefan Posch OFF - 76’Substitution
AustriaRaul Florucz ONChristoph Baumgartner OFF - 74’Yellow card
AustriaKonrad Laimer - 71’Yellow card
Rep. Of IrelandJake O'Brien
Show 6 earlier events
- 69’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandJake O'Brien ONRyan Manning OFF - 69’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandHarvey Vale ONJack Moylan OFF - 68’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandChiedozie Ogbene ONAdam Idah OFF - 60’Substitution
AustriaSasa Kalajdzic ONChristoph Lang OFF - 49’Yellow card
Rep. Of IrelandJack Moylan - 31’Yellow card
AustriaRomano Schmid - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 55%Possession45%
- 21Shots16
- 2.44xG0.98
- 8Shots on Target7
- 7Corners12
- 11Fouls12
- 1Offsides0
- 7Saves7
- 472Passes372
- 3Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Austria4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 60’↑9 S. Kalajdzic↓7 C. Lang
- 76’↑21 S. Horvath↓5 S. Posch
- 76’↑19 R. Florucz↓10 C. Baumgartner
- 90’↑2 D. Affengruber↓18 R. Schmid
Unused substitutes 8 J. Adamu, 14 F. Bacher, 17 Y. Demir, 13 L. Jungwirth, 4 Y. Spalt, 23 M. Svoboda, 22 Luca Weinhandl, 12 F. Wiegele
Coach R. Rangnick
Rep. Of Ireland3 - 5 - 2
Substitutions
- 68’↑20 C. Ogbene↓10 A. Idah
- 69’↑ Jake O'Brien↓18 R. Manning
- 69’↑19 H. Vale↓17 J. Moylan
- 80’↑21 B. Lawal↓2 J. Abankwah
Unused substitutes 13 R. Vata, 23 M. Travers, 16 M. O’Leary, 5 J. O'Brien, 8 J. Knight, 12 L. Kitching, 15 J. Egan, 9 T. Cannon, 14 C. Coventry
Coach H. Hallgrímsson
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Date
- Sat, 14 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
- Referee
- Irfan Peljto
- Austria coach
- R. Rangnick
- Rep. Of Ireland coach
- H. Hallgrímsson
League table
UEFA Nations League · League B - Group C
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 11 | |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
A. Schlager8.2 - 2
S. Kalajdzic8.2 - 3
K. Danso8.0 - 4
P. Lienhart7.5 - 5
P. Mwene7.5 - 6
S. Posch7.4 - 7
R. Schmid7.2 - 8
N. Seiwald7.2 - 9
C. Lang7.0 - 10
K. Laimer6.9 - 11
R. Florucz6.7 - 12
S. Horvath6.7 - 13
M. Gregoritsch6.6 - 14
C. Baumgartner6.5 - 15
D. Affengruber0.0 - 16
J. Adamu0.0 - 17
F. Bacher0.0 - 18
Y. Demir0.0 - 19
L. Jungwirth0.0 - 20
Y. Spalt0.0 - 21
M. Svoboda0.0 - 22
Luca Weinhandl0.0 - 23
F. Wiegele0.0
- 1
C. Kelleher7.5 - 2
L. Scales7.3 - 3
J. Molumby7.0 - 4
D. O'Shea6.8 - 5
H. Vale6.8 - 6
B. Lawal6.7 - 7
N. Collins6.6 - 8
R. Manning6.6 - 9
C. Ogbene6.5 - 10
F. Azaz6.4 - 11
J. Moylan6.3 - 12
A. Idah6.2 - 13
J. O'Brien6.1 - 14
T. Parrott6.0 - 15
J. Abankwah5.7 - 16
C. Coventry0.0 - 17
T. Cannon0.0 - 18
J. Egan0.0 - 19
L. Kitching0.0 - 20
J. Knight0.0 - 21
M. O’Leary0.0 - 22
M. Travers0.0 - 23
R. Vata0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 30 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-2-1
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
- W-D-L
- 1-3-1
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
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Match report
Austria beat Rep. Of Ireland 1-0 in Linz, with Sasa Kalajdzic coming off the bench to score the only goal in the 78th minute and settle a tight Nations League meeting.
The first half finished goalless after both sides were booked once. Romano Schmid was cautioned in the 31st minute and Jack Moylan of Rep. Of Ireland was booked on 49 minutes.
Austria made their first change on 60 minutes, sending on Kalajdzic for Christoph Lang. He scored from an assist by no other scorer in the 78th minute. Rep. Of Ireland responded with two changes on 69 minutes, bringing on Chiedozie Ogbene and Jake O'Brien. Austria also made two changes on 76 minutes, and the home side kept the lead from there. Michael Gregoritsch was booked three minutes into stoppage time.
Austria had 55% of the ball, 472 passes to Rep. Of Ireland's 372 and 21 shots to 16, with 8 on target to 7 and xG of 2.44 to 0.98. Rep. Of Ireland still won 12 corners to Austria's 7, while both sides made 7 saves and Austria had 11 fouls to 12.
Austria were booked three times, with Romano Schmid, Konrad Laimer and Michael Gregoritsch all shown yellow, while Rep. Of Ireland had two cautions for Jack Moylan and Jake O'Brien. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Round
- Matchday 5
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
- Referee
- Irfan Peljto
- Match ID
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14 events
- 31’Yellow card
AustriaRomano Schmid - 49’Yellow card
Rep. Of IrelandJack Moylan - 60’Substitution
AustriaSasa Kalajdzic ONChristoph Lang OFF - 68’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandChiedozie Ogbene ONAdam Idah OFF - 69’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandJake O'Brien ONRyan Manning OFF - 69’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandHarvey Vale ONJack Moylan OFF - 71’Yellow card
Rep. Of IrelandJake O'Brien - 74’Yellow card
AustriaKonrad Laimer - 76’Substitution
AustriaSascha Horvath ONStefan Posch OFF - 76’Substitution
AustriaRaul Florucz ONChristoph Baumgartner OFF - 78’Goal!
AustriaSasa Kalajdzic1 – 0 - 80’Substitution
Rep. Of IrelandBosun Lawal ONJames Abankwah OFF - 90’Substitution
AustriaDavid Affengruber ONRomano Schmid OFF - 90+3’Yellow card
AustriaMichael Gregoritsch





























