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Ukraine last chance

90'+3 Matviyenko advances down the right and looks to get the ball into the box, but again the excellent Grillitsch is there.

21 June 2021 6:59 PM BST
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Ukraine chance

90'2+ Yarmolenko slips Zinchenko a reverse-pass; he stands a ball up towards the far post, but Marlos was offsides.

21 June 2021 6:55 PM BST
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Austria substitution

90' Kalajdzic comes on for Arnautovic, who had chances, but didn't convert.

21 June 2021 6:53 PM BST
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Ukraine nearly level!

87' Yeremchuk sees him turn and dash outside Hinteregger, swivelling into a cross-shot that scoots narrowly wide of the far post.

21 June 2021 6:52 PM BST
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Ukraine substitution

87' Besedin replaces Mykolenko.

21 June 2021 6:50 PM BST
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Nothing doing for Ukraine

82' Karavaev crosses, Hinteregger clears.

21 June 2021 6:45 PM BST
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Ukraine up against it

76' Yet again, Alaba charges down the left, looks for Ilsanker, but the pass is intercepted by Dragovic.

Alaba then produces another decent corner – but Ukraine manage to get the ball clear.

21 June 2021 6:42 PM BST
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Austria substitution

73' Laimer looks to be injured and he will be coming off, replaced by Ilsanker.

21 June 2021 6:41 PM BST
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Austria continues to attack

70'  Lainer pulls wide and sends a fine low ball into Arnautovic. He knows he’s got Sabitzer behind him so allows the ball to pass between his legs, but it’s not got the pace to reach and Zabarnyi clears.

21 June 2021 6:40 PM BST
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Ukraine substitution

68' Marlos replaces Sharapenko.

21 June 2021 6:39 PM BST
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Ukraine almost level!

61' Disaster almost strikes for Austria as Tsygankov swings his cross out ... and Lainer, for some reason, decides to crash a header at his own goal, which Bachmann does really well to push away.

21 June 2021 6:38 PM BST
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Austria go close again

57' Schlager’s having a really good game and he spreads wide to Laimer, then raps a shot wide when the ball comes back to him.

21 June 2021 6:36 PM BST
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Ukraine threatening

56' Yarmolenko finds space down the right and slings over a cross that Karavaev does well to get a head on.

21 June 2021 6:35 PM BST
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Dutch double the lead

Girogio Wijnaldum has given the Netherlands a 2-0 lead over North Macedonia.

21 June 2021 6:34 PM BST
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Bushchan to the rescue!

51' Schlager allows the ball to get across his body before lashing one at the Ukrainian goalkeeper, who easily saves.

21 June 2021 6:33 PM BST
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Ukraine immediate threat

46' As we return from the halftime break, the Yellow and Blue already with a chance as Yarmolenko wins a free-kick down the right which Zinchenko with swing over. But his delivery is poor and Grillitsch heads clear easily enough.

21 June 2021 6:26 PM BST
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Halftime

HT We have reached the end of the first half and Austria have dominated. Alaba has been fantastic and although Arnautovic has been wasteful, they look likely to grab another.

Ukraine are fortunate to only be down a single goal as they've offered little in the way of attack. They don't want to leave their qualification to the knockout stagers up to chance, but they'll need to significantly improve if they want to get something out of this game.

We'll be back for the second half shortly.

21 June 2021 5:58 PM BST
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Another Austria chance!

45'+2 Zabarnyi allows a high ball to bounce and Sabitzer grabs possession, turns inside and unfortunately slips. He recovers brilliantly, still sliding while spinning on his arse to tee up Arnautovic, but with defenders between him and goal he has to try and force it at an angle, the shot going wide.

21 June 2021 5:55 PM BST
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Added time

The fourth official signals for three extra minutes.

21 June 2021 5:54 PM BST
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Austria nearly double their lead!

42' Unbelievable chance to make it 2-0. Sabitzer clips a really good pass down the right and in behind, Schopf tanking after it. In the middle, Arnautovic is up with him, and the low cross to pick him out is inch perfect!

Arnautovic can only jab it wide! How on Earth did he not score?

21 June 2021 5:52 PM BST
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Austria substitution

33' Goal scorer Baumgartner is being replaced by Schopf.

21 June 2021 5:46 PM BST
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Ukraine attack

29' Sharapenko squares Lainer inside the box then he lashes a shot seeking the far corner; Bachmann dives to shove away, getting just enough on it to avoid Yarmolenko’s desperate slide.

21 June 2021 5:44 PM BST
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Austria looking for a second

24' Alaba again from a corner sends it in with Hinteregger going wide. It's all one-way traffic right now.

21 June 2021 5:40 PM BST
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Netherlands in front

Meanwhile, in the other game in this group, the Dutch, already through, have a 1-0 lead over already-eliminated North Macedonia courtesy of Barcelona signing Memphis Depay.

21 June 2021 5:40 PM BST
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Austria take the lead!

GOAL! 21' All that early pressure finally pays off as the fifth corner of the match results in the first goal. Another terrific delivery from Alaba picks out Baumgartner in the middle of the box and he extends a leg to poke the opener past Bushchan!

21 June 2021 5:35 PM BST
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Ukraine near-fatal mistake

16' Ukraine are sloppy in possession and they lose the ball in a dangerous area. Arnautovic collects, moving across the face of the box to make room for a shot before shooting directly against Matviyenko.

21 June 2021 5:34 PM BST
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Ukraine starting lineup

Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Sydorchuk; Yarmolenko, Shaparenko, Zinchenko, Malinovskiy; Yaremchuk

21 June 2021 4:30 PM BST
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Austria starting lineup

Bachmann; Alaba, Hinteregger, Dragović, Lainer; Grillitsch, Laimer, X. Schlager; Sabitzer, Baumgartner; Arnautović

21 June 2021 4:28 PM BST
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Stay tuned

Don't miss any of the action with live updates here. Follow along with all the details, commentary, analysis and lineups for this match between Ukraine and Austria.
 

21 June 2021 3:19 PM BST
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How to watch

The match will be broadcast on ESPN in the United States with kick-off set for 12pm Eastern time, 5pm in the UK. 

21 June 2021 3:14 PM BST
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Ukraine team news

Center-back Denys Popov is a doubt with a calf injury while winger Oleksandr Zubkov will miss out with the same injury.

21 June 2021 3:09 PM BST
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Austria team news

Midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger was involved in training after missing the game against the Netherlands with an adductor injury. Right midfielder Valentino Lazaro sat out Austria's training session with a thigh injury.

21 June 2021 3:04 PM BST
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Ukraine predicted lineup

Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Malinovskyi, Stepanenko, Zinchenko; Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov

21 June 2021 2:59 PM BST
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Austria predicted lineup

Bachmann; Dragović, Alaba, Hinteregger; Lainer, Sabitzer, Schlager, Grillitsch, Ulmer; Baumgartner, Arnautović

21 June 2021 2:54 PM BST
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Ukraine so far at the Euros

A five-goal thriller in which they lost 3-2 to the Dutch was followed by a hard-fought 2-1 win over North Macedonia. To move into the knockout stages, Ukraine needs a win or draw in this match while a loss leaves their status in doubt.

21 June 2021 2:49 PM BST
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Austria so far at the Euros

After defeating North Macedonia 3-1, the Austrians fell to the Netherlands 2-0. They need a victory in this match to guarantee their place in the knockout stages while a draw or loss would leave their progression to the knockout stages in jeopardy.

21 June 2021 2:44 PM BST
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Welcome!

Hello and welcome to this Group B clash between Ukraine and Austria! My name is John Lupo and i'll be guiding you through all of the action as these teams look to advance to the knockout stages.

21 June 2021 2:39 PM BST