Northern Ireland slip to disappointing Nations League defeat by Austria
11-Oct-2020 21:21:31 | Guardian
After the party came the hangover as Northern Ireland were brought back down to earth in a 1-0 home defeat to Austria.
Three days after the highs of Thursday’s dramatic penalty shootout win over Bosnia-Herzegovina to keep alive hopes of reaching Euro 2020 next summer, Northern Ireland’s Nations League woes continued as they lost for the sixth time in seven matches in this competition.
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