Republic of Ireland 2 - 2 Austria FT

Troy Parrott's double was not enough to earn the Republic of Ireland a second straight win as Austria fought back to draw a Uefa Nations League game twice briefly interrupted by protests in the first half in Dublin.

Parrott opened the scoring with a superb solo effort before tennis balls were thrown on to the pitch in the 19th minute by those protesting the Republic of Ireland's games against Israel.

With protests having taken place outside the Aviva Stadium before the game, referee Allard Lindhout briefly paused the action while stewards cleared the tennis balls - which featured the Palestine flag and 'Stop the Game' text - off the pitch.

Then, in the 35th minute, a man carrying a Palestine flag entered the field of play but was quickly tackled by security.

Following the two short breaks in play, Parrott doubled the home side's lead from the penalty spot following a foul on Ryan Manning.

While Parrott's double set the Republic of Ireland on course for back-to-back wins after Sunday's 3-0 win over Israel in Hungary, Austria's substitutes inspired a second-half comeback.

Alexander Prass came off the bench to pull a goal back following a mistake from Republic of Ireland defender Liam Kitching before fellow substitute Michael Gregoritsch curled a free-kick past Caoimhin Kelleher to earn Austria a point that keeps Ralf Rangnick's team top of Group B3.