Euro 2008: Austria vs. Poland

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

June 12, 2008
	Austria	1 – 1	Poland	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Ümit Korkmaz 56' Andreas Ivanschitz 64' Roland Linz 64' Ivica Vastić 64' Roman Kienast 64' Sebastian Prödl 72' René Aufhauser 74' Jürgen Säumel 74' Ivica Vastić pen. 90+3'		30' Roger Guerreiro 46' Mariusz Jop 46' Paweł Golański 58' Marcin Wasilewski 61' Jacek Krzynówek 83' Marek Saganowski 83' Wojciech Łobodziński 85' Roger Guerreiro 85' Rafał Murawski 90+3' Jacek Bąk

Austria salvaged a draw from their group game against Poland after referee Howard Webb awarded a controversial penalty in injury time, which Vastić duefully converted, becoming the European Championships' oldest ever scorer, at the age of 39.

Austria had several clear chances early in the match, Harnik failed to score when put through one-on-one with the outrushing Polish goalkeeper Boruc in the 11th minute. Guerreiro scored in the 30th minute for Poland, despite suspicions that he tapped in Saganowski's cross from an off-side position. Austria pushed for an equaliser in the second half but were held steadfastly by the Polish defence, including some stunning saves from Artur Boruc. In the third minute of injury time referee Howard Webb awarded a penalty to Austria after sighting shirt holding in the penalty-area, which Vastić scored in a dramatic finale.

Austria will face Germany in a must-win match on Match Day 10 (June 16, 2008), and will be without Sebastian Proedl, who will be suspended, having collected 2 yellow cards in both his appearances so far. Poland will face Croatia, and also must win to qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

AUSTRIA: GK 21 Jürgen Macho RB 14 György Garics CB 15 Sebastian Prödl 72' CB 3 Martin Stranzl LB 4 Emanuel Pogatetz DM 6 René Aufhauser 74' RM 8 Christoph Leitgeb CM 10 Andreas Ivanschitz (c) 64' LM 11 Ümit Korkmaz 56' CF 20 Martin Harnik CF 9 Roland Linz 64' Substitutions: MF 7 Ivica Vastić 64' FW 18 Roman Kienast 64' MF 19 Jürgen Säumel 74' Manager: Josef Hickersberger

POLAND: GK 1 Artur Boruc RB 13 Marcin Wasilewski 58' CB 2 Mariusz Jop 46' CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c) 90+3' LB 14 Michał Żewłakow RM 5 Dariusz Dudka CM 18 Mariusz Lewandowski LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek 61' AM 20 Roger Guerreiro 85' CF 11 Marek Saganowski 83' CF 7 Euzebiusz Smolarek Substitutions: DF 4 Paweł Golański 46' MF 17 Wojciech Łobodziński 83' MF 19 Rafał Murawski 85' Manager: Leo Beenhakker

Sources

• Jonathan Stevenson "Austria 1-1 Poland: Co-hosts Austria were given a Euro 2008 lifeline when Ivica Vastic scored a stoppage-time penalty against Poland.". BBC Sport, June 12, 2008
• Daniel Taylor "Vastic's last-gasp penalty gives hosts a glimmer of hope". Guardian.co.uk, June 13 2008
• Richard Aikman "Vastic rides to Austria's rescue". uefa.com, June 13 2008

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