Published Oct 1, 2026, 6:02 PM ET · Updated a month ago · 1 source
Republic of Ireland 2-2 Austria: Troy Parrott scores twice but hosts squander two-goal lead in Nations League as game interrupted by protests
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Troy Parrott scored twice but the Republic of Ireland were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Austria came back in the second half of their Nations League encounter at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The contest was twice interrupted in the opening 45 minutes, first due to what campaign group Stop the Game later referred to in a statement as a "limited tennis ball protest", when - around the 20th minute - tennis balls wrapped in stickers featuring the Palestinian flag and the text '#StopTheGame'