Football: Czechs win friendly against Austrian third-league team in run up to Euro 2008

Football, and the Czech team have started their preparation for Euro 2008 by winning a friendly against Austrian third-league team St. Andra 5:1. All twenty of the Czech players selected for the championships had a chance to stretch their legs in the course of the match. Goals came from Koller, Baroš, Fenin, Svěrkoš and Vlček. This match is the first of three such preparatory meetings to get the Czech team into shape for their opener against co-hosts Switzerland in Basel in two weeks’ time.

Author: Rosie Johnston