Austria 0 - 2 Hungary: Magnificent Magyars stun Austria

Zoltan Stieber of Hungary lifts the ball over Austria goalkeeper Robert Almer to scores his team's second goal in the Group F win in Bordeaux. Picture: Boris Streubel//UEFA via Getty Images

Goals from Adam Szalai, pictured, and Zoltan Stieber saw Storck’s side claim a surprise win over their ten-man neighbours in their Group F clash in Bordeaux.

It was the Hungarians’ first match in a tournament since 1986 and their first in the finals of the European Championship for 44 years.

“You can see how the fans reacted, that was brilliant,” said Storck at his post-match press conference. “A dream has come true. We hoped for it, we wished for it.

“When everyone does their hard work then it pays off. A huge compliment to everyone who helped make sure that we could decide this game. We knew what to expect from Austria and we knew what their strengths were. We took their important players out of the game which was key, and that was vital to our success.”

Hungary had an early scare when David Alaba hit a post in the first minute but their overall performance was superior.

Szalai put them ahead just after the hour – his first goal at any level for 18 months – and Stieber wrapped up victory late on after Aleksandar Dragovic was sent off for two bookable offences.  Austria coach Marcel Koller claimed his players were nervous and failed to make the most of their early openings.

He said: “It was a good start to the match, we had some good combination play, but the more the match went on the more nervous we got and we let the Hungarians in.

“The nervousness is tough to judge. We  need to keep our heads up, shake it off and give it all again.”