Austria vs Croatia Live Commentary

Austria vs Croatia Live
EURO 2008 reserves for today the first match-day of the group B. Austria, Croatia, Germany and Poland are the 4 teams of the group.
Austria vs Croatia is the match that starts the group B. I invite you to follow our live coverage starting with 18.00 CET. Along the live text commentary we are also offering live highlights and a report after the final whistle.

Highlights: Austria 0 – 1 Croatia

Austria 0-1 Croatia Live FullTime
90′+4′ The referee ends the match.
90′+3′ Andreas Ivanschitz sends a free kick cross and Kienast misses the target with a header.
90′+1′ Luka Modric shoots wide.
90′ Vedran Corluka delivers and a Croatian volleys off target.
89′ Ognjen Vukojevic shot is saved by the keepe.
86′ Umit Korkmaz’s shot is denied by the keeper.
82′ Croatia Substituion: Ivica Olic is replaced by Ognjen Vukojevic.
81′ Andreas Ivanschitz’s shot is denied by the keeper.
79′ Martin Harnik delivers and Vastic’s header is denied by the keeper.
78′ Martin Harnik shoots wide.
78′ Yellow Card: Rene Aufhauser is booked by the referee.
78′ Ivica Vastic tries to score and the shot is blocked.
76′ Igor Budan is caught offside.
76′ Ball Possession: Austria 48%,Croatia 52%.
74′ Austria Substitution: Roland Linz is replaced by Roman Kienast.
73′ Croatia Substitution: Mladen Petric is replaced by Igor Budan.
71′ Andreas Ivanschitz shoots wide from long range.

69′ Austria Substitution: Ronald Gercaliu is replaced by Umit Korkmaz.
68′ Yellow Card: Sebastian Prödl is booked.
65′ Niko Kovac sends a wide header.
63′ Darijo Srna needs the medical staff.
62′ Croatia Substitution: Niko Kranjcar is replaced by Dario Knezevic.
61′ Austria Substitution: Jürgen Säumel is replaced by Ivica Vastic.
61′ Ball Possession: Austria 49%, Croatia 51%.
60′ Darijo Srna sends a corner kick cross and Kovac misse the target with a header.
54′ Darijo Srna crosses from the corner spot and Austria start a counter-attack.
49′ Ivica Olic misses the target from long range.
48′ Andreas Ivanschitz shoots wide for Austria.
47′ Niko Kranjcar shoots wide.
46′ The second half has started.

45′+3′ The referee ends the first half.
45′+2′ Ball Possession: Austria 46%, Croatia 54%.
44′ Ivica Olic is caught offside.
42′ Vedran Corluka needs the medical staff.
42′ Ronald Gercaliu delivers and Standfest misses the target with a header.
41′ Andreas Ivanschitz delivers from the corner spot but the equalizer isn’t there. Austria dominate this final part of the first half.
41′ Martin Harnik delivers and Simunic clears.
40′ Ronald Gercaliu delivers and Kovac clears.

39′ Andreas Ivanschitz shoots wide.
38′ Andreas Ivanschitz sends a free kick cross and Simunic clears.
36′ Darijo Srna tries to score and the defenders block him.
35′ A Croatian crosses and Petric misses the target from a great position.
32′ Andreas Ivanschitz sends a corner kick and Aufhauser misses the target.
31′ Ball Possession: Austria 44%, Croatia 56%.
28′ Andreas Ivanschitz sends a free kick cross and Prodel misses the goal with a header.

25′ Danijel Pranjic shoots wide.
24′ Rene Aufhauser has a long range shot but the keeper denies him.
22′ Niko Kranjcar needs his medical staff.
22′ Darijo Srna tries to score and he is blocked.
21′ Yellow Card: Jürgen Säumel is booked by the referee.
19′ Sebastian Prödl shoots wide.
18′ Mladen Petric is caught offside.
17′ Ball Possession: Austria 38%, Croatia 62%.
16′ Mladen Petric tries to score and he is blocked.
16′ Darijo Srna crosses from the corner spot and Standfest clears the danger.
15′ Vedran Corluka delivers and Stranzl clears.
14′ Darijo Srna sends a free kick cross and the ball runs dangerously across the goal line.

8′ Jürgen Säumel shoots wide from long range.
4′ GOOOOOAL!!! 0 – 1 Luka Modric transforms the penalty kick.
1-0 Luka Modric transforms the penalty kick for Croatia, with a rather poor shot.

4′ Yellow Card: Emanuel Pogatetz is booked.
4′PENALTY KICK! Rene Aufhauser fouls Olic and the referee awards a penalty kick for Croatia.
2′ Darijo Srna sends a corner kick for Croatia and the ball goes into a goal kick.
1′ Austria have the first touch of the evening.
1′ The referee starts the game.

Austria vs Croatia Live Streams
Sopcast: BEN 1 Sports, B-wire Sport, Adthe, SUI99, TBN, GE Sports.
TVants: Channel 13, Hrt 2, Shandong, SHTV, CCTV-5.
PPMate: CCTV-5.
TVU Player: B-wire Sport.
Pcast: BTV-6.
Media Player: BHF TV, Faac, FoxSports2008, Insolito, Vessports, Sport1, Futbol TV, BEN Sports TV.

Austria vs Croatia Preview
Competition: EURO 2008
Stage: Group B, Match-day 1
Date: 08.07.2008
Kick-off time: 18.00 CET
Location: Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
Referee: Pieter Vink (NED)
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Austria vs Croatia Odds and Betting Tips
Going for Croatia in this encounter. In my opinion Austria is the weakest team that play in this tournament and they would have never been here if they where not one of the host nations. Croatia is the performer of England’s Qualifiers group and the squad that let Beckham and Co at home. Croatia’s eventual win is also nicely rewarded by the bookmakers. Good luck!

Austria vs Croatia Line-ups
The probable starting line-ups are:
Austria
21 J. Macho
15 S. Prödl
3 M. Stranzl
4 E. Pogatetz
6 R. Aufhauser
19 J. Säumel
2 J. Standfest
10 A. Ivanschitz
12 R. Gercaliu
20 M. Harnik
9 R. Linz

Croatia
1 S. Pletikosa
5 V. Corluka
4 R. Kovac
3 J. Simunic
22 D. Pranjic
11 D. Srna
10 N. Kovac
14 L. Modric
19 N. Kranjcar
18 I. Olic
21 M. Petric