Heimir Hallgrímsson unhappy with referee as Ireland fall to Austria defeat

Sasa Kalajdzic’s 79th-minute goal secured the victory for Austria over the Republic of Ireland at the Raiffeisen Arena on Saturday night, yet the aftermath of a heated Nations League contest focused on the striker’s earlier clash with Dara O’Shea.

“[O’Shea] said I elbowed him and I said he pulled me back and that’s why I was in a weird position,” Kalajdzic told RTÉ. “Also, I am a little taller than him so my arm was in an awkward position for him. But it wasn’t with bad intention or not on purpose. I told him that and he said ‘I just felt your elbow.’ Obviously, I didn’t do it on purpose.”