There was no shock. Defending champion Salzburg was in a position to really feel like soccer champions for a little bit greater than an hour on Sunday, however regardless of the 7:1 (3:1) victory over LASK, Sturm Graz’s late victory towards Klagenfurt meant they have been knocked out within the title race by the Styrians their two-point result in the end and ended the Bulls’ championship sequence, which had triumphed ten instances.
On Salzburg’s aspect have been Sekou Koita (seventh, 71st), who left in the summertime, Luka Sucic (eighth, 61st/foul penalty), Strahinja Pavlovic (thirty sixth), Karim Konate (68th) and Dorgeles Nene (78th). into the shooter listing. With 20 objectives this season, the latter has the perfect probability of taking the highest scorer’s crown, for which the remaining European Cup play-off video games are additionally taken under consideration. LASK, who had already been cemented in third place, made issues thrilling no less than within the brief time period because of Moses Usor (twenty fifth).
After saying goodbye to membership icon Andreas Ulmer (582 video games, 13 championship titles with Salzburg), the house staff acquired off to a extremely bold begin within the final recreation below interim coach Onur Cinel and led 2-0 early on. First it was a “gurker” from LASK defender Filip Stojkovic on a strong Koita shot, lower than two minutes later Sucic adopted up following a barely deflected move from Oscar Gloukh.
After that, it was primarily LASK that performed for a short while. Though the supposed purpose by Philipp Ziereis following a free kick was not given due to a foul by Marin Ljubicic on Pavlovic, shortly followingwards the time had come: Usor coldly exploited the hole within the uncovered Bulls protection to shoot into the far nook. The end of the primary half as soon as once more belonged to Salzburg, who elevated to 3-1 because of a Pavlovic header from a nook and thus secured the preliminary determination. Roko Simic’s 4-1 was overturned as a consequence of a slim offside place (41′).
The Cinel staff additionally demonstrated their starvation for objectives within the second half, with Sucic making it 4-1 from the purpose following Ziereis fouled Konate. Just a little later, Simic and Konate missed a double prime probability (sixty fifth), however round a minute later Konate let it ring from brief distance.
Shortly followingwards, amidst the cheers, the information of Sturm’s management broke out. The Bulls nonetheless did their half and upped the ante because of Koita and Joker Nene. In the end, the success remained irrelevant. As runners-up, Salzburg now has to qualify for the Champions League for the primary time since 2018. It’s the first massive problem for brand spanking new coach Pepijn Lijnders, who beforehand labored as Jürgen Klopp’s assistant at Liverpool.
Purple Bull Salzburg – LASK closing rating 7:1 (3:1).
Wals-Siezenheim, 17,173 (bought out), Purple Bull Area, SR Altmann
Tore:
1:0 (7.) Strive
2:0 (8.) Sucic
2:1 (25.) Straightforward
3:1 (36.) Pavlovic
4:1 (61.) Sucic (foul penalty)
5:1 (66.) Identified
6:1 (71.) Come
7:1 (78.) Nene
Salzburg: Horn – Daniliuc, Baidoo, Pavlovic, Guindo (76. Terzic) – Sucic, Diambou (76. Ratkov), Koita (88. Solet), Gloukh – Simic (76. Gourna-Douath), Konate (76. Nene)
LASK: Lawal – Stojkovic (46. Pintor), Ziereis, Luckeneder (88. Wimhofer) – Berisha (75. Copado), Talowjerow – Ba, Usor (68. Jovicic), Flecker, Bello – Ljubicic (88. Havel)
Yellow playing cards: Daniliuc, Simic and Flecker respectively
