In Dublin there was a football game on Thursday. Ireland played against Austria. The game belongs to the Nations-League. This is a big contest for national teams.
The game stopped for a short time. Irish fans threw tennis balls onto the field. On the balls were flags of Palestine. Also a fan ran onto the grass. But the guards stopped him fast.
The fans wanted to protest against the war in Gaza. They demand that Ireland stops playing against Israel. Already on Sunday there was a fight. Then Irish players did not want to shake hands with players from Israel.
The game was very exciting. Ireland led first with 2 to 0. Troy Parrott scored both goals for Ireland. One of them was an Elf-Meter. In the second half Austria got better.
Alexander Prass and Michael Gregoritsch scored the goals for Austria. At the end the score was 2 to 2. The coach from Austria is Ralf Rangnick. He brought many new players into the Start-Elf.
In other games there were also many goals. Portugal won with 4 to 2 against Denmark. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was not there. Greece and Holland played 2 to 2.
