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00:00So it'll be Czechoslovakia in their red kit to kick off.
00:08The Austrians the other night gave a pretty solid performance against Italy without looking very punchy.
00:16Here's Scharke with his first touch, not to care to Roos.
00:21Now Hurtnagel who's been brought to the side, Roos on the overlap, and that'll be a free kick.
00:35George Smith the referee, he was in fact among those referees told before the World Cup started that he needed to improve his fitness.
00:43They were all given fitness tests, and Smith obviously has done that, otherwise he wouldn't be refereeing this game at all today.
00:50They've been very strict about the refereeing.
00:52So a free kick to Austria very early on.
00:57Polster is up there. Watch for Gerhard Rodax as well.
01:04But it's blocked. Another chance for Roos to get the cross in.
01:07This time he does it, goes a long way. Stechkal, an early touch for him to build his confidence.
01:12And he'll feel a lot better for that.
01:15Czechoslovakia already having repped home five goals.
01:18His Bielek, nominally a left back but often makes dangerous runs from there.
01:25Outstanding player, plays for Sparta Prague, there he is.
01:31Polster using his elbows typically to keep off the challenge from Kadlec.
01:38Schürrtle coming forward to support the attack, the big lanky Peter Schürrtle.
01:44Free kick to Austria.
01:51Schürrtle, one of the many rapid Vienna players in the Austria squad.
01:56And brought down by Nemecek.
01:59And he's one of their key strikers now. Kubik is there, Bielek is there.
02:08And he's got it.
02:11And he's got it.
02:14And he's got it.
02:17And he's got it.
02:20And he's got it.
02:23And he's got it.
02:24And he's got it there.
02:33It's Kubik who hits it, only into the wall. Skouravi!
02:36And he's annoyed with himself but he didn't make more of that.
02:41Could have been his third goal of the World Cup.
02:46The free kick came in from Kubik.
02:49It dropped nicely for Skouravi and really he should have done a little bit better.
02:54He would have been disappointed certainly not to have brought a save from the goalkeeper from that kind of range.
03:06Still a chance for the Austrians to maybe create something here.
03:09Tony Polster.
03:12Rodax trying to squeeze his way in between the defenders.
03:15But Nemecek in the end snuffs out the danger and Kubik brings it away.
03:19And now Bielek.
03:21Little Mikhail Bielek of Sparta Prague.
03:25Nice ball through for Konopliček.
03:28Things are on here. This could be a chance for Skouravi.
03:30He drops. Oh and what a left off that was.
03:33Mravčík was in there.
03:36And the Austrians survive by the skin of their teeth there.
03:43The goal could be coming for Czechoslovakia.
03:48It wouldn't exactly be the biggest shock in World Cup history if they were to score imminently.
03:54But Austria are still in business at the moment.
03:56No score so far.
03:59And Austria. Oh that's a very bad back pass by Feffer and that could be a penalty kick.
04:12And the penalty for that foul on Chauvinets in the midfield, Claire, when he came forward.
04:19Terrible back pass from Feffer here.
04:22He sold his goalkeeper short and Lindenberger.
04:26Well was that a foul or was it not a foul?
04:28We'll get a view in a moment from Gerry Francis.
04:34But Czechoslovakia have a penalty.
04:36Well there don't seem to be too many arguments.
04:41Bielek will be the man who takes it.
04:42He scored one from the spot against the United States.
04:45But remember in this World Cup of seven penalties taken, four have been missed so far.
04:51Viali missed one last night.
04:53This is exceptionally bad news for the Austrians.
04:58And Feffer, the FK Austria defender, 24, who'd been brought into the side.
05:06He's going to feel absolutely awful.
05:08But Chauvinets, it looks like he's going to be limping out of the game as a result of that.
05:13That looks quite a bad injury there.
05:15Right ankle by the looks of things.
05:17That's where he was caught by Lindenberger.
05:20And Bielek, well the other night when he took the penalty against the United States,
05:25he hit it high to the goalkeeper's right.
05:29I wonder what he's got up his trick sleeve here.
05:31Chauvinets is in some trouble.
05:34We await the penalty.
05:37On my watch coming up to 29 and a half minutes gone.
05:42And Chauvinets looks really groggy.
05:44It didn't look that bad.
05:46Will he come back?
05:49Will the penalty jinx strike again at Italia 90?
05:52Bielek with the penalty for Czechoslovakia.
05:57And if this goes in, they're halfway into the knockout stages already.
06:03He does it.
06:051-0 to Czechoslovakia.
06:08His second penalty of the tournament.
06:12A vital goal. He scored a lot of them.
06:15Mikhal Bielek of Sparta Prague.
06:19He hit it to the same side as against the United States.
06:23This time low.
06:24Lindenberger, a brave attempt.
06:27Seemed to move before it was kicked, but so many of the goalkeepers do that these days.
06:32He did. He came off his line and I think, to be honest,
06:37had he saved that, the referee would have been entirely within his rights
06:42to say, take it again.
06:46Very often they don't.
06:50A technical check place for Hamburg.
06:52Bielek there with the free kick. He is expert at these.
06:55He can curl them over the wall.
06:57Seen him score these before in international matches.
07:02And I think he's going to take this one.
07:04Although Kubik is there as well. Number 9, Kubik.
07:077, Bielek.
07:10On the far side.
07:11And he'll look to curl this around the wall.
07:13Kubik takes it. It's a good one too.
07:15Lindenberger was sharp enough.
07:20Clever little idea though.
07:22A lot of the sides use it.
07:23They have two men who could take the free kick.
07:25So they could bend it around the wall either way.
07:27And that makes it difficult for the goalkeeper to guess.
07:30In the end it was Kubik who took this one with the left foot.
07:37Petzl has his work cut out there with the pace of Konopliček.
07:40Just gets in the challenge.
07:43And that big defender has been asked a lot of questions in the first half.
07:46Not all of which he's answered in the affirmative.
07:50As there goes the whistle for half time.
07:52And it won't come a moment too soon for the Austrians who've struggled.
08:00The goal coming on the half hour from Michal Bielek in shot there.
08:05The blonde haired Czechoslovak player.
08:08After a terrible mistake really by Anton Feffer.
08:12Knocking his back pass short.
08:13Chobanets carried off for Czechoslovakia.
08:15But that's the only bad news for them.
08:17They lead 1-0.
08:18Join us right after the break.
08:20...change it's 15-50.
08:24Kind of mecca for culture vultures everywhere.
08:28But it's the football taking centre stage today.
08:31And Austria with a lot of work to do in the second half.
08:37And they'll be looking for a big improvement.
08:40Here's Feffer.
08:42Trying to forget the nightmare of his back pass.
08:44Not long for Tony Polster.
08:48Goes out of play.
08:49And it'll be a Czechoslovak goal kick.
08:56...on this in a moment.
08:57Seem to be just sitting back a little bit.
08:59But it's not a big deal.
09:01It's not a big deal.
09:02It's not a big deal.
09:04It's not a big deal.
09:06It's not a big deal.
09:07...on this in a moment.
09:08Seem to be just sitting back a little bit more.
09:10Saying well we've got the lead.
09:11It's up to you to take it away from us.
09:13Now here's Herzog trying to do just that.
09:17Eichner.
09:19Dispossessed by Skoravy.
09:20But now Schach.
09:22Out to Streiter.
09:23Schach again.
09:24Nice one too.
09:25That's better from the Austrians.
09:26Well read though.
09:27Danger's not over yet.
09:28Because here's Rodax.
09:31Good opportunity.
09:33For the man who's going to Atletico Madrid.
09:36Who's scored over 30 goals in the Austrian League this season.
09:41Gerhard Rodax.
09:43This is better work.
09:44He bought the space well.
09:46A lot of ideas.
09:47Clumsy at the back.
09:49But they're beginning now just to ask a few questions.
09:54Kubik though for Czechoslovakia this time.
09:56He goes a long way.
09:57Hasek coming in with the header.
09:59Gerry.
10:00A brighter start by the Austrians in this second half.
10:02And Czechoslovakia showing signs that they're just sitting on their lead a little.
10:06Job which is very small beer indeed.
10:10Alongside the mega salaries earned.
10:13Particularly in Italy.
10:15They call him the philosopher.
10:16He is in fact a doctor of philosophy.
10:18He'll be happy so far.
10:19It's still 1-0 to Czechoslovakia.
10:21Trying to work something out again here with Konofliček.
10:23Oh and that's a fine save.
10:25By Lindenberger.
10:30Shot was from Mravčík.
10:34Real corker too.
10:36Lindenberger did well.
10:41More TV advert breaks in.
10:43Notably in the United States which hosts the next World Cup.
10:47Personally I would find that idea pretty abhorrent.
10:50We'll get a view on that in a moment from Gerry as the play goes on.
10:52Still 1-0 to Czechoslovakia.
10:55Chance for Konofliček.
10:56Lindenberger only just made it.
11:00Mravčík trying to get in an opportunity as well.
11:03But Lindenberger certainly made hard work of that one.
11:06He seemed to go down too early.
11:08He's got a chance.
11:09He's got a chance.
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11:23He's got a chance.
11:26Here's Mravčík again.
11:28Across towards the far post.
11:29Those big defenders hooking it away.
11:33Petzl this time.
11:35And it really is a towering Austrian defence.
11:38They especially have brought Fefer in for his height for this game.
11:43That looked like a foul throw, and was. Ball was not thrown on the pitch.
11:53Up goes Polster for it, doesn't get his head to it.
11:57Policed out of it by about three Czechoslovak defenders.
12:04Kubik.
12:07Not long, and a real chance here for Weiss, the substitute, can he get his way through?
12:11Oh! It was a close thing in the end.
12:17For Lindenberger.
12:21Substitute showing some real pace there, Weiss.
12:42Well, here's another chance to see that.
12:47That they are seconds away from what looks rather suspiciously like elimination.
12:55I'll have to try and rescue it all against the Americans with a big win.
12:59Rodax.
13:02Polster's in there, away by Bielek, drops for Herzog, no it won't.
13:06Czechoslovak's got another vital foot in, now Petzl.
13:09And that is it, it's all over.
13:13Czechoslovakia will join Italy in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
13:19And Austria, unless they can come up with a very big win against America in their final group match, could be on their way home.
13:30The goal scored on the half an hour, a penalty from Mikel Bielek.
13:35Another booking at the end from Eichner, full-time score is 1-0.
13:41And it looks like there'll be more bookings, Eichner was booked right at the death there.
13:47The match ending in confusion.
13:51Join us again after the break.