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Held at WAC despite dominant showing
Lack of efficiency in front of goal proves costly
The clash between Nikolas Polster and our lads ended 1-1. The WAC goalkeeper made countless saves on the second matchday of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga to secure a point for the hosts. Our boys levelled but couldn't quite land a late winner before the return leg against Pafos.
Match summary
Hungry for goals in 'Pafos sandwich'
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"Eight new players also give us a lot of energy!" With this motto, coach Danny Röhl relied on the fresh legs of Haris Tabakovic & Co. in the 'Pafos Sandwich' against Wolfsberg – who themselves made no changes compared to their last competitive match. Less than two minutes had been played when Aboubacar Camara became a real threat, but was ultimately blocked off.
Close to a lead
Although the hosts occasionally threatened, our team dominated. Goalkeeper Polster first intervened against Camara, then in a one-on-one situation with Haris Tabakovic. The Bosnian, making his first start and played in by Nikolas Veratschnig on his return to his former club, also had the next excellent opportunity – again against Polster.
Chances for a lead at the break
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Before the break, Sota Kitano and Camara again found themselves in front of goal. While the Japanese player had escaped his marker but missed the right moment to pass, Camara's curling shot whistled just over the crossbar, leaving the score goalless at half-time
No luck going forward …
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We continued to create good chances after the restart, but Polster just kept on getting in our way – both in individual duels with Karim Konate (48', 59') and with a shot from Krätzig.
… and misfortune at the back
After the offside flag prevented a penalty kick – Tabakovic had been brought down in the box – it happened. Our team made a mistake in the build-up, gave the ball away, and Vrioni scored from 17 meters out – and Christian Zawieschitzky had to pick the ball out of his net (67')
Battling back
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Our team remained unfazed by the hosts' clinical finishing, and instead, we found a quick response: Krätzig whipped a free kick into the danger zone, Kevin Boma headed it on – and substitute Yorbe Vertessen pounced on the loose ball (79')!
That was that
In the final stages, we ultimately lacked the ideas to translate our dominance onto the scoreboard, and had to settle for a draw. It's a first minor setback in what has been a flawless season so far. We aim to get back to winning ways this Thursday to secure our place in the Europa League play-offs in Cyprus (19:00 CEST).
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Match data
Line-ups & substitutionsFC Red Bull Salzburg: Zawieschitzky – Veratschnig ©, Boma, Drexler (57. Zabransky), Krätzig – Mazurek, Kjaergaard (46. Barry) – Kitano (68. Vertessen), Konate (83. Morgalla), Camara (57. Redzic) – TabakovicWolfsberger AC: Polster – Behounek, Diabate, Wimmer © – Wohlmuth, Sulzner, Agyemang (75. Schriebl), Schwarz (75. Renner) – Schabauer (64. Mamageishvili), Vrioni (85. Hassler), Avdijaj (64. Karamoko)
Goals: Vrioni (67.) - Vertessen (79.)Attendance: 5,351Referee: Isa SimsekYellow cards: Diabate (51./Foul), Sulzner (69./Foul), Schriebl (78./Foul), Assistant Coach Jochum (90.+2/Dissent), Mamageishvili (90.+6/Foul), Renner (90.+6/Dissent) - Camara (7./Unsporting behaviour)
Injury news
- The following players were unavailable for this match: Enrique Aguilar (arm), Hendry Blank (ill), Anrie Chase (thigh), Stefan Lainer (heel), Johannes Moser (adductors) and Justin Omoregie (thigh).
- Edmund Baidoo, Soumaila Diabate and Gaoussou Diakite (all with knocks) were also not fit to play.
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