“We are happy that we have a snag in the first three of the new year,” said the defender. On December 9th of the previous year (3:1 once morest Lustenau), the Linzers were able to celebrate a success for the last time. This was followed by eight competitive games without a win and not a single goal in the last five games. The pressure was all the greater before the duel with Klagenfurt and the relief followingwards was all the greater. “Finally the first win of the new year. It was one of the most difficult games since I’ve been coach here,” said coach Thomas Sageder. He was simply happy that the team mastered this difficult task together.
In a game with little chance for a long time, a standard situation ultimately decided in favor of LASK. “A few weeks ago someone criticized us for being so bad at set pieces. Today we score a goal and have a great chance,” emphasized Sascha Horvath, whose corner Luckeneder placed in the far corner. Assist Horvath had praise for the goalscorer. “I’m very happy for Lucki. Very, very happy that he’s continuing on following everything that’s happened.”
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Luckeneder has rarely been first choice at LASK recently, and his contract, which expires in the summer, will not be extended. “It’s good to be in the phase I’m currently in. I always gave it my all in training and didn’t let myself down,” said the match winner on Sky. In addition to Luckeneder, Tobias Lawal also left his mark on the game. A few minutes before Linz took the lead, the national goalkeeper brilliantly defused a shot from Klagenfurt’s Sinan Karweina and prevented the game from going in a different direction. “My strength is one-on-one,” emphasized Lawal.
For Karweina, this action was the crux of the game: “If I do that thing, I’ll even say, we’ll win the game. It was a very close game.” Coach Peter Pacult was not dissatisfied despite the second defeat in the second championship group game. “The team performed well today.” Like his goalscorer, the coach mourned the missed opportunities. “If we had taken one of our chances, the game might have turned out differently.”
