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Ireland and Austria draw 2-2 in game briefly halted by protesters
DUBLIN: Ireland drew 2-2 with Austria in the Nations League on Thursday in a game disrupted after tennis balls were thrown onto the pitch at the Aviva Stadium by those protesting against the Irish team fulfilling their fixtures against Israel. Ireland were 1-0 up in front of a sell-out crowd when the referee suspended the match briefly in the 20th minute as a small number of tennis balls featuring the Palestinian flag were thrown onto the pitch from behind both goals. The players were sent for a cooling break and play resumed just over two minutes later. A man draped in a Palestinian flag ...
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