Troy Parrott’s double was not enough to earn the Republic of Ireland a second straight win as Austria fought back to draw a Uefa Nations League game twice briefly interrupted by protests in the first half in Dublin. <\/p>\n
Parrott opened the scoring with a superb solo effort before tennis balls were thrown on to the pitch in the 19th minute by those protesting the Republic of Ireland’s games against Israel. <\/p>\n
With protests having taken place outside the Aviva Stadium before the game, referee Allard Lindhout briefly paused the action while stewards cleared the tennis balls – which featured the Palestine flag and ‘Stop the Game’ text – off the pitch. <\/p>\n
Then, in the 35th minute, a man carrying a Palestine flag entered the field of play but was quickly tackled by security.<\/p>\n
Following the two short breaks in play, Parrott doubled the home side’s lead from the penalty spot following a foul on Ryan Manning. <\/p>\n
While Parrott’s double set the Republic of Ireland on course for back-to-back wins after Sunday’s 3-0 win over Israel in Hungary, Austria’s substitutes inspired a second-half comeback. <\/p>\n
Alexander Prass came off the bench to pull a goal back following a mistake from Republic of Ireland defender Liam Kitching before fellow substitute Michael Gregoritsch curled a free-kick past Caoimhin Kelleher to earn Austria a point that keeps Ralf Rangnick’s team top of Group B3.<\/p>\n
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