Published Date:
06 September 2008
Arsenal captain William Gallas escaped being branded with an own goal as France's World Cup campaign got off to a losing start.
France, embarrassed by their effort at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, trailed Austria with Gallas originally attributed with scoring the second home goal three minutes before half-time in Vienna.
However, the goal was later taken away from him and credited to Austrian midfielder Rene Aufhauser.
The French were already behind 1-0 to a Marc Janko effort after just nine minutes but Sidney Govou gave them hope by pulling a goal back after 61 minutes.
However, Andreas Ivanschitz fired home a third Austria goal in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot to secure a 3-1 victory.
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Last Updated:
06 September 2008 10:12 PM
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Location:
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