European Football Cup 2008’s Weblog

After watching Ivica Vastic drill in an added-time penalty to secure Austria’s first-ever UEFA European Championship point, Josef Hickersberger said he was “99.9 per cent certain” that the 38-year-old would wipe out Poland’s 1-0 lead. The striker became the oldest scorer in the history of the finals at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, keeping the co-hosts alive in the process. Leo Beenhakker said Poland were “probably out of the tournament” but both sides could qualify for the quarter-finals by winning their final matches on Monday.

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