Hungary claims surprise win over Austria

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber struck as Hungary claimed a surprise 2-0 win over 10-man neighbours Austria in their Euro 2016 opener in Bordeaux&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Szalai rewarded his side for a highly proficient display when he netted his first goal for club or country for 18 months after 62 minutes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Austria&comma; who had hit the post in the first minute&comma; then lost Aleksandar Dragovic to a second bookable offence and Stieber wrapped up victory in the Group F clash from a late breakaway&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The result was unexpected with Austria boasting a technically excellent forward line&period; They needed just 30 seconds to serve warning of their ability as David Alaba seized on a loose ball and lashed a left-footed shot against the woodwork from distance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But for all Austria&&num;8217&semi;s excellence&comma; Hungary&comma; making their first European Championship finals appearance for 44 years&comma; were able to match them through strong organisation&period; Laszlo Kleinheisler had their first opportunity after four minutes as he shot straight at Robert Almer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Austria threatened again when Stoke&&num;8217&semi;s Marko Arnautovic slipped in Alaba but former Crystal Palace goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly &&num;8211&semi; at 40 years and 70 days the oldest player to feature at a Euros &&num;8211&semi; met his shot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hungary&&num;8217&semi;s ex-West Brom and Fulham player Zoltan Gera shot at Almer but Kiraly was the first keeper fully extended as he needed to produce a fine low save to deny Zlatko Junuzovic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arnautovic broke clear down the right after receiving a quick return pass following a neat flick but Martin Harnik was unable to make the most of his low ball across goal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The momentum started to turn just before the interval and Hungary might have taken the lead as Balazs Dzsudzsak raced onto a Kleinheisler pass but his first touch was poor and he shot wide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Attila Fiola tried his luck early in the second half but missed the target before Dzsudzsak tested Almer from long range&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Austria lost Junuzovic to injury just before the hour and Hungary&&num;8217&semi;s endeavour was rewarded as Szalai exchanged passes with Kleinheisler and slipped a shot under the advancing Almer after 62 minutes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Things went from bad to worse for Austria as they were reduced to 10 men four minutes later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Martin Hinteregger actually thought he had equalised with a long-range strike after a scramble in the area but the whistle had been blown for a challenge by Dragovic on Tamas Kadar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Austria protested but their woes were soon compounded as Dragovic&comma; 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