![]() But a lack of accuracy with their passing continued to hamper the side and the only time they looked threatening was from occasional set-piece opportunities. ![]() Ukraine were brighter at the start of the second half and showed more ambition to get forward and put Austria under pressure. Marko Arnautovic, back in the side after a suspension, spurned an excellent opportunity to double the lead before the break when he found himself unmarked in the box, but could not get a solid connection on an inviting cross from Alessandro Schopf and the ball dribbled wide. Ukraine largely wasted what possession they had with misplaced passes but created a rare opening just before the half-hour mark when Mykola Shaparenko’s shot was beaten away by Austria goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann and Andriy Yarmolenko narrowly failed to get onto the rebound. Alaba's corner delivery reached Baumgartner, who had moved ahead of his marker and prodded the ball into the net. Austria made the early running and went ahead on 21 minutes through a simply-worked goal. But they showed none of that tenacity against their workmanlike opponents. Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko will be bewildered with the limp showing of his side – they did, after all, finish top of their qualifying pool, picking up 20 points from their eight games – three more than holders Portugal. ![]() Austria may not be celebrating for long though as they face in-form Italy in the last 16 in London on Saturday, coming up against Roberto Mancini's team that are unbeaten in their last 30 internationals and who have not conceded in 11 games.
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