Panama-Austria 0-0 at U20 WCup

Panama-Austria 0-0 at U20 WCup

Published Jul. 30, 2011 2:04 a.m. ET

Austria and Panama drew 0-0 on Friday on the first day of the Under-20 World Cup.

The draw should help both teams, which are the underdogs in Group E behind Brazil and Egypt.

Panama goalkeeper Luis Mejia made a handful of difficult saves to salvage the draw and keep Panama in the match. His best save came in the 54th when he pulled off an impressive block on a Daniel Offenbacher shot.

Panama started quickly, but offered little after the first 15 minutes with Austria pressing the play in hot conditions.

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Panama will next face Egypt while Austria goes up against Brazil.

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