Euro 2008: Austria vs. Poland

Thursday, June 12, 2008

June 12, 2008
Austria 1 – 1 Poland Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Ümit Korkmaz Booked after 56 minutes 56'
Andreas Ivanschitz Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
Roland Linz Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
Ivica Vastić Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
Roman Kienast Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
Sebastian Prödl Booked after 72 minutes 72'
René Aufhauser Substituted off after 74 minutes 74'
Jürgen Säumel Substituted on after 74 minutes 74'
Ivica Vastić Scored after pen. 90+3 minutes pen. 90+3'
Scored after 30 minutes 30' Roger Guerreiro
Substituted off after 46 minutes 46' Mariusz Jop
Substituted on after 46 minutes 46' Paweł Golański
Booked after 58 minutes 58' Marcin Wasilewski
Booked after 61 minutes 61' Jacek Krzynówek
Substituted off after 83 minutes 83' Marek Saganowski
Substituted on after 83 minutes 83' Wojciech Łobodziński
Substituted off after 85 minutes 85' Roger Guerreiro
Substituted on after 85 minutes 85' Rafał Murawski
Booked after 90+3 minutes 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 Booked after 72 minutes 72'
CB 3 Martin Stranzl
LB 4 Emanuel Pogatetz
DM 6 René Aufhauser Substituted off after 74 minutes 74'
RM 8 Christoph Leitgeb
CM 10 Andreas Ivanschitz (c) Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
LM 11 Ümit Korkmaz Booked after 56 minutes 56'
CF 20 Martin Harnik
CF 9 Roland Linz Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ivica Vastić Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
FW 18 Roman Kienast Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
MF 19 Jürgen Säumel Substituted on after 74 minutes 74'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger
POLAND:
GK 1 Artur Boruc
RB 13 Marcin Wasilewski Booked after 58 minutes 58'
CB 2 Mariusz Jop Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c) Booked after 90+3 minutes 90+3'
LB 14 Michał Żewłakow
RM 5 Dariusz Dudka
CM 18 Mariusz Lewandowski
LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek Booked after 61 minutes 61'
AM 20 Roger Guerreiro Substituted off after 85 minutes 85'
CF 11 Marek Saganowski Substituted off after 83 minutes 83'
CF 7 Euzebiusz Smolarek
Substitutions:
DF 4 Paweł Golański Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
MF 17 Wojciech Łobodziński Substituted on after 83 minutes 83'
MF 19 Rafał Murawski Substituted on after 85 minutes 85'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

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