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Austria 0-2 Netherlands: Janssen and Wijnaldum silence vociferous Vienna crowd

Austria will head to Euro 2016 on the back of a 2-0 friendly defeat to Netherlands in Vienna.

Goals on either side of halftime from Vincent Janssen and Georginio Wijnaldum ensured Austria rounded off its Euro 2016 preparations with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Netherlands.

The boisterous home fans at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion did their best to rouse Austria by creating an atmosphere that belied the fact this was only a friendly, but the home side's defensive frailties let it down.

Marcel Koller's team looked dangerous going forward, but it lacked the ruthlessness of Netherlands - whose performance made further mockery of its inexplicable failure to qualify for the European Championship.