Austria beats Northern Ireland 2-0 at Women’s Euros

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Austria overcame Northern Eire 2-0 to assert its first victory on the Ladies’s European Championship on Monday after dropping its Group A opener.

The opener got here within the nineteenth minute after Sarah Puntigam’s low free kick deflected off the Northern Eire defensive wall and defender Katharina Schiechtl turned in from shut vary.

Substitute Katharina Naschenweng burst into the penalty space and fired a low effort beneath goalkeeper Jacqueline Burns within the 88th minute at Southampton’s St. Mary’s stadium.

Defender Laura Wienroither was lacking for the Austrians resulting from a constructive COVID-19 take a look at.

Later Monday in the identical group is a gathering between England and Norway in Brighton with each in search of a second successive win.

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Austria’s Katharina Naschenweng celebrates along with her team-mates after scoring their facet’s second purpose of the sport through the UEFA Ladies’s Euro 2022 Group A match between Austria and Northern Eire at St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, England, Monday July 11, 2022.SHARE: