Kansas City (USA), June 28 -- Sasa Kalajdzic struck with virtually his first touch deep into stoppage time as Austria snatched a dramatic 3-3 draw against Algeria on Sunday, sending both teams into the Round of 32 after a thrilling finale in their FIFA World Cup Group J clash.
With qualification hanging in the balance, the two sides produced an end-to-end contest that swung dramatically in the closing minutes. Kalajdzic's towering header in the sixth minute of added time cancelled out Riyad Mahrez's stoppage-time strike just three minutes earlier, ensuring both nations progressed to the knockout stage.
Austria had opened the scoring in the 28th minute through Marko Arnautovic, but Algeria restored parity on the stroke of half-time when Ra...