11.02.2022 21:38
(Akt. 11.02.2022 21:39)
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The game between Rapid Vienna and Red Bull Salzburg ended 1:2.
©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
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For a long time Rapid Wien looked set to win at home against Red Bull Salzburg on Friday, but the Bulls turned the game around towards the end of the second half and won 2-1. The Hütteldorfer remain fifth in the table.
Red Bull Salzburg opened the Bundesliga spring season with a win, as befitted their status. The series champion was 1-0 down at Rapid at the start of the 19th round on Friday, but still had the upper hand 2-1 in the end. Coach Matthias Jaissle’s team succeeded in the dress rehearsal before the Champions League round of 16 first leg against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, while that of the Viennese before the Europa Conference League duel with Vitesse Arnhem failed.
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Salzburg started the league spring with a 2-1 win at Rapid
Filip Stojkovic (18th) put the extremely aggressive Viennese ahead in front of 2,000 spectators before the break, Brenden Aaronson (64th) and Noah Okafor (77th) ensured the turnaround in favor of the superior table leader, who at least extended his lead over pursuer Sturm Graz increased to 17 points by Saturday. Rapid is 24 points behind in fifth place and suffered their second defeat in 2022 after the bitter out in the cup quarterfinals against TSV Hartberg. The chance to do better comes on Thursday in the first sixteenth final game against Adrian Grbic Club Arnhem in Vienna.
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Rapid coach Ferdinand Feldhofer had to hand in captain Maximilian Hofmann (calf injury) and Taxiarchis Fountas (ill). After his illness, Robert Ljubicic only sat on the bench at the beginning. In his company were neo-striker Ferdy Druijf and Yusuf Demir, who had returned from Barcelona. The only 20-year-old Moritz Oswald made his starting eleven debut in attacking midfield in his third league appearance. Top striker Karim Adeyemi returned to the starting eleven after surviving a tonsillectomy in the Salzburg team, who were last successful in the cup against LASK.
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Hütteldorfer challenged the Bulls in the first half of the game
The Viennese relied on an extremely defensive orientation, Emanuel Aiwu, who was called up in front of the defence, kept falling back into the center of defense and thus ensured a five-man chain when defending. The hosts were extremely aggressive right from the start and presented the “bulls” with major problems. Luck was also helpful. Salzburg right-back Rasmus Kristensen put a deliberate effort into the corner in the 12th minute, but the goal was rightly disallowed as Brenden Aaronson was narrowly offside in the early stages of the action.
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At Rapid, on the other hand, the first good opportunity led to success. Stojkovic deftly broke free from an Auer free-kick and headed into the corner quite unprotected. As in the last cup against LASK, Salzburg was quickly behind, but this time lacked the necessary reaction. There was a lack of ideas against the well-positioned Rapidler, for the first time in a long time the league Croesus remained without a shot on goal in one half. The most dangerous were an Aaronson long-range shot (38th) and an outside netting hit by Karim Adeyemi (43rd).
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Red Bull Salzburg turned game after the break
After the restart, the events remained fragmented at first. From the 57th minute, the ÖFB team player Nicolas Seiwald, who had recovered faster than expected, made his comeback in the jersey of the guests, and their danger also increased. Paul Gartler was able to fish an Adeyemi header out of the Kreuzeck (62′), but two minutes later he was powerless. Noah Okafor was underattacked on the side and after his cross Aaronson had too much space in the penalty area and was able to score.
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Rapid clearly had trouble with the increased pressure from home, but almost took the lead again themselves. Another top chance was initiated by an Auer free kick, a follow-up shot by Srdjan Grahovac was deflected to a corner (69th). An Adeyemi header went wide on the other side (74′). His strike partner Okafor became the match winner three minutes later, sinking a cross from Junior Adamu, who had just come on as a substitute, directly from close range. Rapid have only won one of their last 23 league games against Salzburg.
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