2023-06-09 03:12:32
The climber is enjoying the season to the end. Austria Lustenau remains in the running in the European Cup play-off of the Bundesliga and is looking forward to a surprise in the last game of the current season. After the 1-1 in the “Ländle” in the first leg, the decision in the duel with Wiener Austria on Sunday (5 p.m. / live Sky) will be made at the distribution group. The Vorarlbergers want to mobilize all their strength once more, the motto of the home side is probably: It can only get better.
“We’re going to Vienna relaxed, the pressure on Austria Wien is even greater. We can only win,” said Markus Mader following the performance-related draw. Lustenau’s coach saw his team’s strength dwindle following the break, but also an opponent who struggled once more once morest Vorarlberg. The defense around Matthias Maak and Jean Hugonet had their former teammate Haris Tabakovic under control. The Viennese were unable to create any compelling chances and remained without a win in the third duel of the season (before 2:2, 0:1).
Austria equalized with a deflected shot from Manfred Fischer (46′). Lukas Fridrikas (17th) had brought Lustenau forward with his 15th goal of the season. In the finish, the Green-Whites missed a great opportunity through Nemanja Motika. Tabakovic was visibly disappointed following the game. “It’s not easy here,” said the Swiss on Sky. Above all, the performance before the break annoyed him. “We have to play better than we did today and completely forget regarding the first half.” Tabakovic calls for “more passion” in the second leg.
Austria coach Michael Wimmer had demanded speed. The German missed this as well as the correct assignment. You wouldn’t have noticed that the opponent had played 120 minutes three days earlier, says Wimmer regarding the performance of the first 45 minutes. He looked ahead: “When I look into the dressing room, there is the absolute will to bring regarding the decision on Sunday with the fans behind me.” The fans would whip the team forward, noted Wimmer. “We’ll have to be whipped too.” Austria hopes that Dominik Fitz, who is still ill, will be available. His creativity might be decisive once morest the Lustenauer defensive.
The climber has a man for special moments in Fridrikas, who is currently hitting like an assembly line. The son of ex-Austria attacker Robertas Fridrikas now has eleven goals in the past ten games. “It’s just going, I know where the goal is and I have a good feeling,” said the 25-year-old. He is also physically “at the limit”. Strike partner Yadaly Diaby had to go out in the second half with a knee injury. To what extent the Frenchman can cause problems for Austria once more on Sunday is open.
Lustenau’s advantage remains that the guests in Vienna can act without much pressure. The team said goodbye to the home fans on Thursday. Cem Türkmen, Yuliwes Bellache, Henri Koudossou, Nemanja Motika, Emrehan Gedikli, Michael Cheukoua, Hannes Küng, Hakim Guenouche, who was no longer used for disciplinary reasons, and Jean Hugonet will no longer be seen in the Austria jersey next season. Hugonet, which is moving to Magdeburg in the 2nd German league, declared the mission not over. “We can still play a big game, that was the goal. Anything is possible,” said the Frenchman. An assessment that Mader shared. “We still have one last highlight in front of our chests,” emphasized Lustenau’s coach. The reward is the starting place in the qualification for the Conference League.
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