Cameroon were held to a 0-0 draw by Austria in a lacklustre performance by the African Nations Cup champions in Vienna last night.
Austria - 0, Cameroon - 0
Cameroon's German coach Winfried Schafer extended his unbeaten run to 11 matches, but he appeared frustrated with his team's apathetic display and was warned by the fourth official to remain within his designated area after one touchline outburst.
After a quiet opening, Mark Vivien Foe wasted a good chance for Cameroon on 22 minutes when the Austrian defence gave him too much space but he shot wide, Marseille midfielder Salomon Olembe's under-powered shot from a good position was another disappointment for the reigning Olympic champions on the half-hour mark.
Austria could have taken the lead five minutes before half-time but Markus Weissenberger failed to convert from a cross sent over from the right wing to the disappointment of the 32,100 crowd.
After a second half played in steady rain, Cameroon had a close escape when Rene Aufhauer missed the target with a close-range header 10 minutes from the end.
AUSTRIA: Manninger; Feldhofer, Baur, Aufhauser, Scharner, Wimmer (Kitzbichler 73), Wallner (Mayrleb 58), Panis (Hoeller 93), Vastic (Hiden 63), Herzog (Linz 88), Weissenberger (Dospel 93).
CAMEROON: J Songo'o (I Kameni 46); R Song, B Tchato, N Geremi, Lauren (E Djemba 72), M-V Foe, P Njanka, L Mettomo, S Olembe (Ngom Kone 61), S Eto'o (F Kioyo 85), J Desire Job (P Suffo 46).
Referee: M Busacca (Swi)
