Date: 17-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: SAINT ETIENNE
Running time: 108 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/english/german
My rating: **
Notes: Zamorano,Salas,Acuna, Herzog,Vastic,Polster
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 17 June 1998, 17:30
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Meteo: Clear, 24°C
CHILE
Nelson Tapia
Ronald Fuentes
Pedro Reyes
Francisco Rojas
Moises Villarroel
Javier Margas
Clarence Acuña
Fabián Estay
Nelson Parraguez
Marcelo Salas
Iván Zamorano (c)
Coach: Nelson Acosta (CHI)
16′ Moises Villarroel
48′ Fabián Estay
58′ Marcelo Salas
74′ Iván Zamorano
56′ ↓Fabián Estay ↑José Luis Sierra
69′ ↓Moises Villarroel ↑Cristián Castañeda
AUSTRIA
Michael Konsel
Wolfgang Feiersinger
Anton Pfeffer
Peter Schöttel
Harald Cerny
Dietmar Kühbauer
Roman Mählich
Heimo Pfeifenberger
Arnold Wetl
Mario Haas
Toni Polster (c)
Coach: Herbert Prohaska (AUT)
25′ Peter Schöttel
46′ ↓Harald Cerny ↑Markus Schopp
46′ ↓Dietmar Kühbauer ↑Andreas Herzog
74′ ↓Mario Haas ↑Ivica Vastić
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (EGY)
Goals:
70′ Marcelo Salas CHI
90′ Ivica Vastić AUT
Match overview
Chile and Austria played out a 1-1 draw in Saint-Étienne. Salas opened the scoring in the 70th minute with a precise finish. Austria responded in stoppage time through Vastić’s strike, ensuring both sides shared the spoils in Group B.
Trivia
Marcelo Salas’s opener marked his seventh World Cup goal, surpassing a previous Chilean tournament record. Austria’s late equaliser was the first conceded by Chile after leading in 1998.
