Jiracek fires Czechs into finals

CZECH REPUBLIC ensured their place in the Euro 2012 finals after a narrow win proved to be enough against Montenegro in the second leg of their qualifying play-off.

Petr Jiracek scored the only goal of the game in the 81st minute to give them a 3-0 win on aggregate.

The Czechs won the first leg 2-0 in Prague last Friday with goals from Vaclav Pilar and Tomas Sivok which meant last night’s slender win sealed their place at a fifth consecutive European finals.