Austria has progressed to the knockout stages of Euro 2020 after securing a 1-0 win over Ukraine.
Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann helped guide Austria into the last-16 of the European Championship this evening after the team did not concede a goal.
Ukraine threatened just before the half-hour mark as Mykola Shaparenko saw his shot pushed away by Bachmann, with Andriy Yarmolenko just unable to get his boot to the loose ball.
Later in the evening after the first half, Xaver Schlager saw one strike saved by Bushchan and put another wide, before Bachmann was called upon to keep the ball out when it came off Laimer’s head.
The 26-year-old, who made 25 league appearances in the Hornets’ promotion-winning season, only made his senior international debut in the pre-tournament friendly against England at Wembley.
Christoph Baumgartner scored for Austria and produced what proved the decisive moment with a 21st-minute finish as Franco Foda’s men leapfrogged their opponents to claim second spot in Group C and set up a last-16 meeting with Italy at Wembley on Saturday.
Ukraine meanwhile must wait to see if they have done enough among the third-placed finishers to advance themselves, having ended up with three points from their three group matches.
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