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Vastic spares wasteful Austria
An injury-time penalty from Ivica Vastic earned co-hosts Austria a 1-1 draw against Poland at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna that keeps their hopes of progressing to the Euro 2008 knockout stages alive. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Austria
- Poland
90+4' And the final whistle goes! Vastic's late, late penalty earns co-hosts Austria a draw that keeps them in the hunt for a place in the last eight. Thank-you for your company.
90+3' Ivica Vastic steps up... AND THUMPS THE BALL HOME! Austria's Euro 2008 dream is still alive! Terrific penalty from the 37-year-old!
90+2' PENALTY TO AUSTRIA! From nowhere! There's pushing and shoving in the box as the players await a free-kick from deep, and Howard Webb points to the spot!- 90' The tireless Krzynowek wins a corner on the Polish left. There will be three minutes of added time, but the fight appears to have gone out of Austria.
- 87' Boruc rushes out to claim another bouncing ball towards his goal.
86' Good effort Lewandowski! He cracks in a fierce right-footed free-kick from wide on the left that Macho has to push out!
84' Prodl gets his head to another right-wing corner but puts his header wide of the near post. Poland make another change, with goalscorer Roger being replaced by Rafal Murawski.- 83' Leitgeb's corner finds its way to Saumel at the edge of the box but he thrashes a left-footed effort high over the crossbar. And now Poland make a change, with Marek Saganowski being replaced by Wojciech Lobodzinski.
- 82' Harnik wins a corner on the Austria right.
- 80' Roger performs a lovely, Zinedine Zidane-style roulette just outside the Austria area before being dispossessed.
- 79' Two poor corners in succession from Vastic are easily cleared.
- 78' Boruc flaps at a Vastic free-kick from wide on the Austria left and the ball is headed behind at the back post for a corner.
- 77' Boruc sprints from his line to prevent Kienast getting on the end of a through ball.
- 76' Austria win a free-kick about 30 yards out and Vastic thumps it way over the crossbar.
- 74' The corner is headed clear at the near post, and Austria make their final change, with Jurgen Saumel replacing Rene Aufhauser.
- 73' Harnik wins a corner on the Austria right.
72' Prodl goes into the book for a needless foul right on the far touchline, meaning he will miss Austria's final group game against Germany.- 71' Smolarek just can't get on the end of a low cross from the Poland left.
- 70' Roger is denied by Stranzl on the edge of the Austria box after cushioning a high ball on his chest.
- 68' Krzynowek fires in a dipping left-footed effort and Macho has to tip it over the bar!
- 67' Poland win a free-kick about 30 yards from goal in a central position.
- 64' Austria make a double change. Ivica Vastic and Roman Kienast come on for Andreas Ivanschitz and Roland Linz.
- 63' Two good saves from Macho! Roger picks out Bak at the back post with a cross from the right and Bak's half-volley is blocked, before a follow-up effort from the edge of the box is also pushed away!
- 62' Stranzl produces an important block to deny Lewandowski.
- 61' Krzynowek is caught offside and then booked for thumping the ball over the crossbar after the whistle had gone.
- 60' Pogatetz's cross from the Austria left is headed clear. Poland break down the left, and Krzynowek looks for Smolarek with a high cross but Macho rises to pluck it from the sky.
- 58' Wasilewski goes into the book for a blatant push on Korkmaz. Leitgeb's free-kick sails well over the crossbar from about 45 yards out in the inside-left channel.
- 57' Roger's dinked right-wing cross is touched behind at the back post for a corner by Garics. Krzynowek's corner is headed clear.
- 56' Krzynowek's low inswinger is cleared at the near post.
- 55' Saganowski wins a free-kick off Korkmaz wide on the Poland right, and Korkmaz goes into the book.
- 54' Harnik heads Korkmaz's cross from the left back across goal towards Linz but Boruc steps off his line to claim the ball.
- 52' Garics throws himself into a tackle on Krzynowek on the Poland left and plays the ball against his opponent to win a goal kick.
- 51' Chance for Poland! Roger picks out Ebi Smolarek with a pass down the inside-right channel, and Smolarek cuts inside onto his left foot before firing a shot straight at Macho! The ball rebounds off Macho, Korkmaz doesn't deal with it and Smolarek almost gets in again, but Macho gathers the loose ball.
- 50' Linz wins a corner on the Austrian right. Ivanschitz swings it in, but it's an easy take for Boruc.
- 49' A deep cross from the Austria right bounces straight into the arms of Boruc.
- 47' Ivanschitz gets in behind the Polish defence before going down under pressure from Golanski, but referee Howard Webb says no penalty! It was a quite ridiculous dive, and he should have been booked.
46' The second half begins. Can Austria turn this round? Poland have made a change at the break, with Pawel Golanski replacing Mariusz Jop at the back.- 45+2' Leitgeb whips in a free-kick that just eludes Pogatetz at the back post! And the half-time whistle sounds. 1-0 to Poland at the break, but Austria will be kicking themselves. Perhaps literally.
- 45+1' Korkmaz wins a free-kick after a foul by Jop on the Austria left.
- 45' Ivanschitz looks to pick out a team-mate with a low pass from the free-kick but the whistle goes after some pushing in the box from the attacking side.
- 44' Harnik is very fortunate to win a free-kick off Zewlakow right on the byline on the Austria right.
- 43' Austria have come to their senses now and are starting to pop some passes around, but you suspect coach Josef Hickersberger will have a tough job on his hands to rouse his players at half-time.
- 41' Krzynowek's testing inswinger is palmed away at full stretch by Macho!
- 40' Poland win a corner on the right.
- 39' Pogatetz's cross from the Austria left is cleared by Jop.
- 38' Krzynowek drives in a low shot from distance that's comfortably saved by Macho.
- 37' Pogatetz tackles Saganowski on the Austria left.
- 35' Krzynowek thumps a left-footed shot well over the crossbar from just outside the box.
- 34' The goal has taken the wind out of Austria's sails, and Poland are going forward with much greater purpose now.
- 32' That is a sucker punch for Austria. They've spurned countless chances to go ahead, and Poland have scored with their first real attack of note.
- 30' GOAL! 1-0 Poland! Saganowski's low shot from a tight angle on the right is pushed into the path of Roger by Macho, and the Brazilian-born midfielder taps home from four yards out to claim his first goal for his adopted country! So cruel on Austria.
- 29' Korkmaz spots Leitgeb on the edge of the area and finds him with a measured pass from the right, but the ball cannons off the Red Bull Salzburg man's foot and Austria clear.
- 28' Poland are starting to enjoy a bit of possession for the first time this evening. Cue whistling, and lots of it, from the home fans.
- 27' Austria have made a great start here, but will they come to rue the three brilliant chances that they missed?
- 26' Krzynowek plays a corner into the box from the Polish left that's headed clear at the back post.
- 25' Lewandowski plays an aimless ball into the Austrian box that Garics guides back to his goalkeeper Jurgen Macho.
- 24' Great play from Martin Stranzl! The centre-half skins two Polish defenders wide on the Austrian left before playing in a low ball that's cleared on the edge of the area.
- 22' Great save Boruc! Garics gets in round the back on the Austrian right but the Celtic man makes a superb, Peter Schmeichel-esque 'starfish' save! He's made a commanding start to the game.
- 21' Pogatetz allows a cross from the Poland left to run out of play for an Austrian throw-in on the far side.
- 20' Krzynowek cracks an ambitious left-footed effort wide of the near post from the Poland left.
- 18' Ivanschitz drives a rising left-footed effort over the crossbar from just outside the Poland area.
- 17' Poland get away down the left and put a cross to the back post, but even with two attackers waiting Austria are able to clear.
- 16' Yet another Austrian chance goes begging! Leitgeb gets away from the Polish defence and has the freedom of the stadium to pick his spot but he puts his shot straight at Boruc!
- 15' Roger is penalised for a foul on Garics. Austria have started well here.
- 14' Another brilliant chance for Harnik! Korkmaz skips past three men down the Austrian left before centring for Harnik, but from six yards his shot is blocked by the legs of Boruc!
12' Ivanschitz's corner is pushed over the crossbar by Boruc. Zewlakow then goes down in the Poland box after blocking a fiercesome Harnik shot with his crown jewels and Howard Webb stops play so that he can, ahem, get his breath back.- 11' What a chance for Austria! Harnik seizes onto a loose pass and is clean through on goal but Boruc sticks a leg out to deflect his shot wide of the right-hand post!
- 10' Ivanschitz curls the ball up and over the wall with his trusty left foot but it's a comfortable save for Boruc.
- 9' Martin Harnik wins a free-kick about 35 yards from goal in a central position after being upended by Jacek Bak.
- 8' Krzynowek wins a throw-in on the Polish left.
- 7' Sebastian Prodl looks to thread a pass through to Roland Linz but the ball runs back to Poland goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
- 6' Leitgeb is penalised for a foul on Dariusz Dudka in midfield.
- 5' Korkmaz looks to weave his way into the Polish box from the left but is forced inside. The ball is worked to Andreas Ivanschitz and he drags a left-footer across goal and wide from about 20 yards.
- 4' Michal Zewlakow dinks a cross into the Austrian box from the left that strikes a Polish player and goes behind for a goal kick.
- 3' Korkmaz does well to keep the ball in play on the far side following a pass from Pogatetz but he's quickly dispossessed.
- 2' Emanuel Pogatetz advances from left-back and wins a free-kick on the Austria left. Leitgeb's free-kick is headed away by Saganowski.
1' Off we go! Tremendous noise here at the Ernst Happel. Poland kick off, and they will attack the left-hand goal in the first period. Jacek Krzynowek runs into trouble on the Polish left.
19:42 The teams emerge from the tunnel into a stadium that is reverberating to the sound of 'Seven Nation Army' by the White Stripes. It's a pleasant evening in Vienna with a powder blue sky. Austria are in all red, Poland in all white. Our referee is Howard Webb, the only Englishman to make it to the tournament. Apart from all the journalists.- 19:35 A quick word on the mathematics tonight. Austria can still qualify for the next round if they lose - provided they beat Germany in their final group stage game - but a defeat for Poland here will send them out of Euro 2008.
- 19:30 TEAM NEWS: Austria make three changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Croatia on Matchday 1, with Gyorgy Garics, Christoph Leitgeb and Umit Korkmaz coming in for Joachim Standfest, Ronald Gercaliu and Jurgen Saumel. Poland also make three changes, in the wake of their 2-0 defeat to Germany. Mariusz Jop, Roger Guerreiro and Southampton striker Marek Saganowski start in place of Pawel Golanski, Wojciech Lobodzinski and the injured Maciej Zurawski.
- 19:15 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Austria v Poland from the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna. Croatia's 2-1 win over Germany earlier put them six points clear of these two sides at the top of Group B, so defeat tonight for either side would almost certainly spell elimination. Kick-off is at 19:45 BST.
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Team Stats
Austria Stats Poland 51% Possession 48% 12 Shots 17 5 Shots on target 8 2 Saves 3 9 Corners 8 26 Fouls 12 1 Offsides 2 2 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0 18 Tackles 29 248 Accurate passes 235 56 Bad passes 63 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Austria G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 21 Jürgen Macho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 Martin Stranzl 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 36 7 4 4 Emanuel Pogatetz 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 8 1 14 György Garics 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 36 0 5 15 Sebastian Prödl 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 30 2 3 6 René Aufhauser 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 5 0 11 Ümit Korkmaz 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 16 3 1 8 Christoph Leitgeb 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 32 16 1 10 Andreas Ivanschitz 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13 3 1 20 Martin Harnik 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 16 1 0 9 Roland Linz 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 7 4 0 17 Martin Hiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Christian Fuchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Ramazan Özcan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Jürgen Patocka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Joachim Standfest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Erwin Hoffer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Markus Katzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alexander Manninger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Jürgen Säumel 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 12 Ronald Gercaliu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Roman Kienast 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 7 Ivica Vastic 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 5 2 -
Poland G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Artur Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 Mariusz Jop 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 1 14 Michal Zewlakow 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 17 4 4 5 Dariusz Dudka 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 35 6 3 13 Marcin Wasilewski 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 21 1 3 6 Jacek Bak 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 2 2 18 Mariusz Lewandowski 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 29 7 4 20 Roger Guerreiro 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 22 11 3 8 Jacek Krzynowek 0 5 2 2 2 1 0 28 19 0 11 Marek Saganowski 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 23 0 2 7 Ebi Smolarek 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 10 5 1 21 Tomasz Zahorski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Lukasz Gargula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Rafal Murawski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 Pawel Golanski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 5 4 17 Wojciech Lobodzinski 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Jakub Wawrzyniak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Adam Kokoszka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Michal Pazdan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Wojciech Kowalewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 90+3' Ivica Vastic steps up... AND THUMPS THE BALL HOME! Austria's Euro 2008 dream is still alive! Terrific penalty from the 37-year-old!
- 90+2' PENALTY TO AUSTRIA! From nowhere! There's pushing and shoving in the box as the players await a free-kick from deep, and Howard Webb points to the spot!
- 86' Good effort Lewandowski! He cracks in a fierce right-footed free-kick from wide on the left that Macho has to push out!
- 68' Krzynowek fires in a dipping left-footed effort and Macho has to tip it over the bar!
- 63' Two good saves from Macho! Roger picks out Bak at the back post with a cross from the right and Bak's half-volley is blocked, before a follow-up effort from the edge of the box is also pushed away!
- 51' Chance for Poland! Roger picks out Ebi Smolarek with a pass down the inside-right channel, and Smolarek cuts inside onto his left foot before firing a shot straight at Macho! The ball rebounds off Macho, Korkmaz doesn't deal with it and Smolarek almost gets in again, but Macho gathers the loose ball.
- 47' Ivanschitz gets in behind the Polish defence before going down under pressure from Golanski, but referee Howard Webb says no penalty! It was a quite ridiculous dive, and he should have been booked.
- 45+2' Leitgeb whips in a free-kick that just eludes Pogatetz at the back post! And the half-time whistle sounds. 1-0 to Poland at the break, but Austria will be kicking themselves. Perhaps literally.
- 30' GOAL! 1-0 Poland! Saganowski's low shot from a tight angle on the right is pushed into the path of Roger by Macho, and the Brazilian-born midfielder taps home from four yards out to claim his first goal for his adopted country! So cruel on Austria.
- 29' Korkmaz spots Leitgeb on the edge of the area and finds him with a measured pass from the right, but the ball cannons off the Red Bull Salzburg man's foot and Austria clear.
- 24' Great play from Martin Stranzl! The centre-half skins two Polish defenders wide on the Austrian left before playing in a low ball that's cleared on the edge of the area.
- 22' Great save Boruc! Garics gets in round the back on the Austrian right but the Celtic man makes a superb, Peter Schmeichel-esque 'starfish' save! He's made a commanding start to the game.
- 17' Poland get away down the left and put a cross to the back post, but even with two attackers waiting Austria are able to clear.
- 16' Yet another Austrian chance goes begging! Leitgeb gets away from the Polish defence and has the freedom of the stadium to pick his spot but he puts his shot straight at Boruc!
- 14' Another brilliant chance for Harnik! Korkmaz skips past three men down the Austrian left before centring for Harnik, but from six yards his shot is blocked by the legs of Boruc!
- 11' What a chance for Austria! Harnik seizes onto a loose pass and is clean through on goal but Boruc sticks a leg out to deflect his shot wide of the right-hand post!
- 10' Ivanschitz curls the ball up and over the wall with his trusty left foot but it's a comfortable save for Boruc.
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Howard Webb
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AustriaStarting line-up
- J. Macho
- G. Garics
- S. Prödl
- M. Stranzl
- E. Pogatetz
- R. Aufhauser
- C. Leitgeb
- U. Korkmaz
- A. Ivanschitz
- M. Harnik
- R. Linz
Subs
- A. Manninger
- I. Vastic
64′ 
- M. Hiden
- M. Katzer
- J. Standfest
- O. Ramazan
- R. Kienast 64′
- C. Fuchs
- R. Gercaliu
- J. Säumel 74′
- J. Patocka
- E. Hoffer
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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PolandStarting line-up
- A. Boruc
- M. Wasilewski
- M. Jop
- J. Bak
- M. Zewlakow
- M. Lewandowski
- D. Dudka
- J. Krzynowek
- .. Roger
- M. Saganowski
- E. Smolarek
Subs
- W. Kowalewski
- L. Fabianski
- W. Lobodzinski 84′
- P. Golański 46′
- R. Murawski 85′
- J. Wawryzniyak
- T. Zahorski
- A. Kokoszka
- L. Gargula
- M. Pazdan
Injured
- L. Piszczek
Suspended
None
Man of the match
Artur Boruc - Poland
Kept his side in the game with some stunning first-half saves but didn't stand a chance with Vastic's late penalty.
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