Bundesliga: Rapid moves closer to Salzburg

Rapid got off to a real dream start and also proved to be incredibly efficient in the first half. In the second minute, Kelvin Arase dusted off after a shot by Ercan Kara, which goalie Rene Swete was only able to parry briefly, to make it 1-0. In the 35th minute, Kara completed the margin to make it 2-0.

Hartberg had to contest the second half with ten men after Bakary Nimaga’s yellow-red (44th), but made the game exciting again thanks to a controversial goal from Thomas Rotter (66th). The ball had jumped to the hand of the defender. Arase with a stab (76th) made everything clear for the long stretches of sovereign Viennese.

Arase strikes after 70 seconds

After the rotation against Arsenal, Rapid coach Didi Kühbauer was able to fall back on the majority of his team. The made a lightning start. TSV goalkeeper Rene Swete blocked a shot from Kara right in front of the legs of Arase, who only had to shoot in after 70 seconds.

Rapid then had the game under control, gave the Styrians no chance in the first half and also scored with the second dangerous advance. After a wonderful pass from Maximilian Ullmann, Kara approached Swete alone, initially failed at the goalkeeper, but made use of the rebound with his head.

Hartberg rears up with ten men

Shortly before the break, things got worse for the Hartberger. Nimaga, who received an unjustified yellow card in the 22nd minute, was excluded with a yellow-red card. With ten men, the locals fought courageously and were rewarded in the 66th minute. Thomas Rotter scored with the first Hartberger chance, but the ball had jumped to his hand.

Shortly before and after that, Rapid struggled with a Kara goal and an Arase chance with tight offside decisions, and the next tight situation rightly failed to whistle. After a defended Demir shot, Arase pushed in for the final score. For Rapid it was the first Bundesliga victory after two draws and one defeat.

Voices for the game:

Markus Schopp (Hartberg coach): “Unfortunately, we started the game 0: 1 due to extremely poor defensive behavior. We gave the opponent a perfect start. We only managed to find our way into our game after the 2-0 draw. We took an opportunity to catch up, but unfortunately we weren’t able to follow up because it wasn’t possible with ten men. “

Dietmar Kühbauer (Rapid trainer): “It was an important away win. We started perfectly and made it 2-0 at the right time. Even after we hit the next goal, we managed to go straight ahead. That’s why we deserved to win. We knew about the quality of the Hartbergs, but we managed to never let them really come into play. All players with minor ailments should be fit again by Thursday. “

Tipico Bundesliga, tenth round

Sunday:

Hartberg – Rapid 1:3 (0:2)

Profertil-Arena, SR Gishamer

Goal sequence:
0: 1 Arase (2.)
0: 2 Kara (35.)
1: 2 Rotter (66th)
1: 3 Arase (76.)

Hartberg: Swete – Gölles, Luckeneder, Rotter, Klem (86./Gollner) – Heil, Nimaga, Kainz, Horvath (46./Rep) – Ertlthaler (65./Tijani), Tadic (65./Chabbi)

Rapid: Gartler – Stojkovic, Greiml (46./Sonnleitner), Barac, Ullmann – Grahovac, Ritzmaier – Schick (62. Demir), Knasmüllner (62./Schuster), Arase – Kara (81./Kitagawa)

Yellow-red card: Nimaga (44.)

Yellow cards: Swete, Heil, Rep, Trainer Schopp and Greiml

The best: Kainz or Arase, Grahovac, Kara

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