Summary

  • Austria win Euros match for first time

  • Tournament debutants North Macedonia impress but overpowered late on

  • Lainer volley puts Austria in front, Pandev equalises

  • Gregoritsch restores Austria's lead late on, Arnautovic adds third

  • First game of Group C before Netherlands v Ukraine later

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Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

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    Mickey Bricks: Does David Alaba actually have a position in this Austria team? Looks like he just floats around to wherever he's needed. Never seen a defensive player with a free role

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    GOAL - Austria 3-1 North Macedonia

    Marko Arnautovic

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    It's all over now.

    Substitute Marko Arnautovic gives the ball to Konrad Laimer, who plays it back into Arnautovic's path with a backheel.

    The ex-West Ham forward goes round the keeper and slots into an almost empty net.

  3. Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    Ezgjan Alioski isn't happy at how long Austria are taking with a goal-kick and he grabs the ball and puts it on the spot for Daniel Bachmann to take it.

  4. Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    Milan Ristovski has a big chance with his first touch. Well I don't even know if he did touch it.

    Ezgjan Alioski swings in a free-kick and Ristovski doesn't connect with the ball properly when he should have hit the target.

  5. SUBSTITUTION

    Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    North Macedonia bring on another striker as Milan Ristovski replaces Visar Musliu.

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    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    They're shot to bits now North Macedonia. They're knackered. They've given everything. They've left bodies all over the pitch. They were strewn all over the pitch, they had defenders up front and forwards trying to get back but all in all just getting bodies on the line.

  7. Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    David Alaba has completed 85 of his 90 attempted passes in this game - the most completed passes by an Austrian player in a game at the European Championship.

  8. YELLOW CARD

    Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    David Alaba takes another corner, North Macedonia counter and Stefan Lainer takes one for the team to foul Arijan Ademi and get booked.

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    That's some touch map from David Alaba.

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  10. SUBSTITUTION

    Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    North Macedonia bring on Ivan Trickovski for Enis Bardhi.

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    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

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    This is quality from Alaba. He's just wandered forward, drifted out wide on the left, whipped in a cross and Gregoritsch anticipates the quality on the ball, watches it all the way, Dimitrievski has to come, feels like he has to commit. He just doesn't get there. Gregorisch's face was one of pure relief. His team-mates are delighted. He's thinking we've probably got away with this.

  12. Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    Austria have equalled their goal tally at the European Championship from their first two participations combined (two across 2008 and 2016).

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    GOAL - Austria 2-1 North Macedonia

    Michael Gregoritsch

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    I've jinxed that. Sorry.

    David Alaba puts in a nice cross from the left, Michael Gregoritsch runs to the ball and stabs it home as Macedonian goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski desperately throws himself at the substitute's feet.

  14. Austria 1-1 North Macedonia

    A draw would probably be a fair enough result here. It would be a real shame if North Macedonia went on to lose. Unless you're Austrian of course.

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    Paul Collins: North Macedonia look alright but Austria are rubbish. For some reason there is always more expected of them, which I can't work out why, yet they're always poor. Neither of these 2 will qualify. Netherlands and Ukraine will.

  16. Austria 1-1 North Macedonia

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You have these international matches that are chess-like games and you think at times are a little bit dull and pedestrian. This is nothing of the sort, there's no chess involved in this, it's end to end, mistakes around the pitch, tackles flying in. It's been great!

  17. Austria 1-1 North Macedonia

    North Macedonia can sense a shot at glory here.

    Ezgjan Alioski crosses to Eljif Elmas, who shoots first time from near the penalty spot. Martin Hinteregger bravely throws himself at the shot to deny the Napoli man.

  18. I don't think everyone in England was necessarily following that World Cup qualifier to be honest.

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    Everybody in England knows that North Macedonia beat us in the Qualifiers recently, but not many know that they were actually the better team.

    From a German in Liverpool

  20. Austria 1-1 North Macedonia

    North Macedonia break down the right and it's crossed all the way over to Ezgjan Alioski on the other side. He lets it bounce but then hits a half-volley at an Austrian player.