2023-08-20 17:09:01
Rapid gained additional self-confidence ahead of the European Cup highlight against Fiorentina. The Hütteldorfer won on Sunday in the away game of the 4th round of the Bundesliga at promoted Blau-Weiss Linz 5-0 and fixed the second sense of achievement this week after the equally high rout on Thursday in Debrecen. With that, the Viennese had qualified for the play-off of the Conference League. The home first leg against Fiorentina rises on Thursday.
Rapid’s top striker Guido Burgstaller laid the foundation for success early on in Linz with a double strike (12′, 22′). After the change of sides, Leopold Querfeld (64th), Ante Bajic (79th) and ex-Linzer Fally Mayulu (92nd/penalty) made everything clear. It was the second victory for Hütteldorfer this season, with seven points they improved to third place in the table. The people of Linz, on the other hand, have to wait for their premiere success in the upper house, the 3:3 against Hartberg is the only point they have won. After the 0:2 in the derby at LASK there were again no points and no goal and the relapse to the bottom of the table.
Rapid coach Zoran Barisic surprisingly decided against any rotation, relying on the formation that started in Hungary and confidently secured promotion. Forces for the first duel with the Serie A top club next week were not spared. BW coach Gerald Scheiblehner also made no changes compared to the most recent appearance. But he couldn’t be satisfied with the performance of his squad in the first half.
The Linzers were too far away from the opponents, the Viennese were able to combine as they wished, especially after winning the ball, and quickly made the preliminary decision. After Pirkl lost the ball on the center line, ex-Linzer Matthias Seidl sent winger Moritz Oswald with a run and Burgstaller headed his cross into the net in the middle. Danilo Mitrovic had no chance in a duel with the ex-ÖFB team striker. Even before the second goal, the switching game was right for the guests. Burgstaller also had the necessary luck with the ball, prevailed against Manuela Maranda and once again gave Nicolas Schmid no chance to defend himself.
A remarkable overhead kick from Oswald was rightly disallowed in advance because of a handball from Seidl (26′). After that, the Viennese skillfully managed the lead and only had brief problems at the beginning of the second half. A goal by Fabio Strauss was disallowed for being offside (49′), a Ronivaldo shot went centrally to Niklas Hedl (54′). Goals only came from the other side. Martin Moormann extended a Kerschbaum corner kick to the long corner with his head, where the uncovered cross field completed it directly.
Bajic put the ball past Schmid after a Mayulu hole pass, and Mayulu of all people scored the final point. The French converted a penalty in veteran style. Stefan Haudum had previously obviously pulled Bajic’s jersey. For the first time since February 26, three points could be celebrated away from home in the league, since then there had been six defeats and one draw abroad. But there was also bad news: defender Nenad Cvetkovic, who came from Israel, was eliminated in the first half with a suspected knee injury.
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