Austria v Montenegro background
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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A draw in an Under-19 qualifier is the only history between Austria and Montenegro as the sides meet for the first time at senior level in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G.
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Austria and Montenegro will play their first competitive game at senior level in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G, with past club encounters suggesting that the visitors are in for a tough night.
Match background
• The sides are meeting for the first time at senior level.
• The only previous encounters between Austrian and Montenegrin sides in UEFA age-group competition was a 1-1 draw in Grodig, Austria, in a UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round mini-tournament on 8 October 2010. Daniel Offenbacher (22) put Austria ahead, but Stefan Mugoša (34) replied for Montenegro, who had Branislav Janković sent off on 87 minutes.
• The nations' clubs have also met in four UEFA competition games, with the Austrian sides having the better of the meetings: W4 D0 L0. Most recently, FK Austria Wien eliminated FK Rudar Pljevlja 5-0 on aggregate in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
