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UEFA Euro: Second-half goals by Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic helped Austria prevail 3-1 over a strong Poland side led by legendary striker Robert Lewandowski in a Group D clash in the UEFA Euro 2024 here on Friday night.

Baumgartner's strike and a penalty converted by Arnautovic was enough for Austria to secure a first win in Euro 2024 which also silenced a huge Polish contingent in Berlin. Both teams had lost their opening matches -- Poland going down to the Netherlands 1-2 and France getting the better of Austria 1-0.

With Lewandowski, who had mesmerized Germany for years while representing Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, starting on the bench, Austria were rewarded for a positive start inside ten minutes.