2024-08-17 17:19:11
At GAK, Daniel Maderner returned after being injured in attack and Cipot made his debut there. The Blue and White once again relied on a back four, with veteran Andreas Luxese replacing Nicolas Schmid in goalkeeper, who is heading to newly promoted Southampton.
Five minutes late, when the smoke cleared from the various fans’ pots, a great game ensued, with Thomas Goiginger having his first good chance. The attacker failed to hit goalkeeper Jakob Meierhofer from a tight angle and the goalkeeper was beaten minutes later. Ronnie Vardo ideally received Anderson’s incisive cross, turning and firing into the far corner.
GAK come from behind to win draw
GAK drew with Blue and White Linz at the Merkur Arena on Saturday in the third round of the Bundesliga. After falling behind 2-0, Graz caught up in the second half.
unrewarded effort
GAK kept trying but failed in the final third – only the visitors threatened. Meyerhofer made saves against Christian Dobras (21st) and Gottinger (22nd). Only a blocked shot by Maderna and his subsequent header (23rd) over the top of the goal gave GAK fans a brief moment of hope. Shortly before halftime, Benjamin Rosenberg was unfortunate to block Dobras’ free kick, making the score 0-2. He was already praised for his goal in the 2-3 win over Salzburg in the opening game.
At the beginning of the second half, it was mainly about defending the visiting team and the active GAK. They were now in a four-man chain instead of a three-man chain, and there was no final scene of any threat for the time being. But the hour had already reached, and Westport started the chase with a short-distance push with an assist from Maderner.
Graz perfect catch up
Ten minutes later, Filipovich Kopfler scored perfectly with a free kick, rewriting the score to 2-2, ushering in an exciting final stage. It was clear that GAK was one step closer to scoring another goal, but Filipovic almost missed the opportunity when he scored with another header (85th time) at the best opportunity. In the end, Lukse prevented GAK from defeating Atsushi Zaizen.
About the sound of the game:
Gernot Messner (GAK coach): “It was similar to the situation against WSG, we were too vague with the ball in the final third. The last pass and the last cross were too imprecise and we didn’t have enough confidence. With Ronnivar A lot of individual ability and deflected free balls, you can score goals when you have the ball, otherwise the ball would go to the corner flag but basically we know we have enough space with the ball and that’s why we changed the system, introduced. New players and better movement between the lines and at the end we mourn the loss of two points.
Gerald Scheiblerner (Coach BW): “We played a very good game in the first half and rewarded ourselves with goals. Then you go into halftime with a score of 2-0 and until it’s 2-1, it doesn’t really matter. A tight period with any chance of scoring. Then we hindered ourselves in the aerial duel and the final score was 1:2. But GAK was very strong at home and had a lot of energy and we fought hard. Fight back but still lead 2-2. GAK has a high quality and a large crowd and if you get a point here as a team in blue and white then we will be satisfied and anything else will not be appropriate.
Bundesliga, third round
Saturday:
GAK – BW Linz 2:2 (2:2)
Graz, Merkur Arena, 5575, SR Gishamer
Toffolg:
0:1 (10.) Ronnie Waldo
0:2 (40.) Fold
1:2 (60.) Westport
2:2 (73.) Filipovic
No: Meierhofer – Gantschnig (46th/Lichtenberger), Filipovic, Jovicic – Rosenberger (46th/Italiano), Satin, Dressel, M. Lang – Cipot (81st/Perchtold), Maderner (61st/Vucic) , Frieser (No. 72)./Cai Qian)
BW Linz: Lukse – Pirkl, Moormann, Maranda, Anderson – Seidl (74./Briedl), Dantas, Dobras (64./Pasic) – Noß (64./Mensah), Ronivaldo (64./Schmidt), Goiginger
Yellow cards: Siebold, Lichtenberger, Zaisen and Mensah
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