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GROUP C

SUNDAY JUNE 13, 5PM

AUSTRIA

(Lainer18, Gregoritsch 78, Arnautovic 89)

(1) 3

N MACEDONIA

(Pandev 28)

(1) 1

National Arena, Bucharest

Att: 9,082. Ref: Ekberg (Swe)

AUSTRIA Bachmann; Dragovic (Lienhart 46), Alaba, Hinteregger; X. Schlager (Ilsanker 90+4); Lainer, Laimer (Baumgartlinger 90+3), Sabitzer, Ulmer; Kalajdzic (Arnautovic 59), Baumgartner (Gregoritsch 58)

Lainer

N MACEDONIA Dimitrievski; Nikolov (Bejtulai 63), S. Ristovski, Velkovski, Musliu (M. Ristovski 86), Alioski; Bardhi (Trichkovski 82), Ademi, Elmas; Pandev, Trajkovski (Kostadinov 63)

Trajkovski, Alioski

GOALS

1-0 A searching cross-field pass by Marcel Sabitzer is finished on the volley at the back post by raiding right wing-back Stefan Lainer.

1-1 Martin Hinteregger’s clearance hits Sabitzer, before David Alaba, Aleksandar Trajkovski and Daniel Bachmann collide to give Goran Pandev the chance to tap-in a comical equaliser.

Sub Michael Gregoritsch meets

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