Bundesliga: Hartberg win 3-0 at Speedy and are in European Cup play-offs

TSV Hartberg has booked its ticket to the European Cup play-off last of the Bundesliga all by itself. The Styrians celebrated a 3-0 victory at SK Speedy on the finish of the thirty second spherical on Sunday and completed the season in fifth place. The Viennese remained tied for fourth place, as their factors tally was finalized after the common spherical. The hopes of a settled finish to the season weren’t fulfilled for the hosts on the Allianz Stadium.

The Hartbergers will now face the winner of Tuesday’s semifinal between WAC and Wiener Austria on Could 24 (7:30 p.m./away) and Could 28 (7:00 p.m./house). The winner of the play-off will likely be awarded the ultimate worldwide beginning spot for the upcoming season. Donis Avdijaj (twenty fifth) together with his twelfth objective of the season, Tobias Kainz (59th) together with his first objective of 2023/24 and Dominik Frieser (92nd) ensured a deserved away win. Three duels of the season with Speedy had been received, together with each within the western facet of Vienna after they received 1-0 within the first recreation.

Sangre by Idealpass

The Viennese workforce, who performed with out the sick striker Guido Burgstaller, had their first likelihood in entrance of 21,200 spectators; a shot from Matthias Seidl was too weak (4th). Consequently, the hosts created extra probabilities and it was clear that they actually wished to get the fifth place within the last with none assist from the shooters. Maximilian Fillafer was denied by Niklas Hedl from a decent angle (13′), Mamadou Sangare shot over it (18′). The attacking midfielder, on mortgage from Salzburg, performed a key function within the opening objective. Avdijaj despatched his go a gap between Hedl’s legs into the online.

5 minutes later, the Speedy goalkeeper was capable of flip Fillafer’s header over the crossbar. Whistles might be heard from the stands a number of occasions at most. The tie was solely within the air twice. Raphael Sallinger effortlessly headed Christoph Lang’s volley from the sting of the penalty space into the nook. After that, Nenad Cvetkovic went broad from the most effective place (forty second every).

Brückner with the usual

After the break, the primary alternatives had been nonetheless scarce. The second objective for the Styrians got here after Rapi’s personal mistake. Cvetkovic waited too lengthy for a deliberate again go, Kainz received the ball and hit the far nook. The Viennese had no concepts to get near the objective. Ultimately, the Hartbergers scored objective quantity three. Frieser solely needed to push Brückner’s cross over the road from shut vary.

So for Speedy, nothing got here of the victory they wished to provide themselves and the followers on the finish of the season, as coach Robert Klauß mentioned beforehand. That was not good for among the gamers who acquired a bye on Sunday, equivalent to Marco Grüll, who’s shifting to Werder Bremen. This was adopted by an attention-grabbing sequence. Within the six straight duels between the 2 groups to this point after the league division, it has all the time been the away workforce. Hartberg has achieved the most effective place to this point – fifth place within the 2019/20 season.