00:01So the four-year wait is finally over. Day one of the grandest events.
00:07Have a look at it, feel it! This really is the best of the beautiful game.
00:12Emotion and fever pitch, and the players are ready.
00:18The imperative for everyone, three points on opening day.
00:22Yeah, and it's obvious, Peter, you don't want to be playing catch-up after the opening group game.
00:27So we can expect this to be highly competitive. Three points here and a feel-good factor of eventual progression
00:35kicks in.
00:36It's a great foundation to tackle the rest of the group games.
00:47So we're up and running.
00:54Posh. Some good work on the right flank here.
01:09Made up towards the front line.
01:13Now a play for a throw.
01:20Looking for the runner. Can he latch onto this?
01:32Savica.
01:37Arnautovic.
01:39Played out to the left flank.
01:43Shots on here.
01:44And he welcomes.
01:46Shots to South!
01:48And he should've gone for that.
01:49And he knows it.
01:51Arnautovic.
01:51Did give it a fair old crack, and he'll be encouraged to step up again.
02:15Slager.
02:16And it's played forward.
02:19Savica.
02:22Showing good feet.
02:25Cross goes in there.
02:28He's going for goal!
02:32Now the counter.
02:37Or he's through the middle.
02:39He's found the way through.
02:41Head out towards the right wing.
02:44Tricutting inside here.
02:46Swung over.
02:50And he cuts out the supply.
02:54Well that tackle was certainly sturdy.
02:57The ball is loose, and the chase is on.
03:00Just going to approach does pay off here.
03:05Freckle reach.
03:08Austria.
03:09We're applying all the early pressure.
03:11Yeah, it's a good start, Peter.
03:12And they look only for goals.
03:14And they'll be aware of having to capitalize in such a good spell.
03:22Gregorich.
03:27And here's Arnautovic.
03:32Austria are seeing more of the ball, but still aren't carrying much goal threat.
03:40Arnautovic and his flag offside.
03:59Alaba.
03:59Spots it.
04:00And intersects.
04:04Oh, they could break here.
04:06Out to the right.
04:11Good read.
04:12Need it to be.
04:13Good read.
04:13Good read.
04:14Need it to be.
04:14Are you Flurry?
04:19Goes direct to the front line.
04:31upgrade.
04:32Make a great looking ball, that.
04:40Alaba cuts it out, that will annoy the manager, they're making themselves too predictable
04:51here.
04:52That's a nicely measured pass.
04:55Tries to get it clear, fiddles it through, that'll keep us going.
05:15Now into the grateful arms of the keeper, Lyman, Gregorich, now it's on Nautovic, Gregorich,
05:28cutting finish!
05:33Danger, averted for now.
05:40No, he's not getting his way this time.
05:43He's fouled in there.
05:57And the keeper beats it away.
06:02Driving forward.
06:06You can never be short of runners in the space, as long as the space left behind.
06:10Let's go.
06:15And now the breakaway.
06:18And that's a foul, free kick's been given.
06:23Excellent challenge there, uncompromising.
06:33And it's on Nautovic.
06:38And he's in on goal!
06:39He's had a shot!
06:42Just not find it.
06:44Hoss certainly could it, and should have made more of that.
07:05He's shifting through the gears here.
07:08Oh, well played.
07:09He needed to get that right.
07:20Great lead!
07:22He got that right!
07:25He got that right!
07:26Great through strike!
07:32A wonderful delivery, and all it needed was a touch.
07:35Yeah, I just thought he wanted that more than anyone else on the pitch, and it was fully
07:39deserved.
07:39He gave it everything he had.
07:59Deadlock broken.
08:00It's 1-0.
08:01Yeah, and they know there's plenty of work left in this one, Peter, before they can actually
08:05say that the job is over.
08:08Out towards the flank.
08:10Gets away from his opponents.
08:12Great shot!
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