Rapid gave the game out of his hand – 1-1 in Banja Luka – Diepresse.com
Rapid initially took the lead in the Conference League, but then experienced a hectic final phase.
The SK Rapid Has had to be satisfied with a draw in the round of 16 first leg of the football convenence League. The Viennese and Borac Banja Luka separated 1-1 (1-0) in Bosnia on Thursday. The Croatian Dion Beljo scored the 1-0 in the 34th minute, after the break the Rapidler awarded some chances and received a goal for hands, before David Vukovic scored in the 92nd minute with a penalty.
« After the match in Banja Luka, the duel will not be decided in any of the two directions, » Rapid coach Robert Klauss said in advance. That's exactly how it should happen. Everything is open for the second leg next Thursday (6.45 p.m.) in the Allianz Stadium.
Klauss made two changes in the starting eleven compared to the line-up in the 5-0 victory against Altach on Saturday. Isak Jansson Fell due to a shoulder injury, captain Matthias Seidl At the beginning, out of tactical-strategic considerations, only on the bench. For the two, Nikolaus Wurmbrand and Andrija Radulovic came to the train in 4-2-3-1 as an offensive outside player. Replacement captain Louis Schaub tried to conduct the game from the 10 position.
Rapid efficiently at first half
In the first half, line in the game was missing, especially at the beginning. Borac tried his luck in the sold -out Gradski Stadium with quickly performed counterattacks after the guests' ball losses. The first reasonably dangerous offensive campaign on the part of Rapid was worm fire in the 15th minute, but his shot of half -left in the penalty area went far next to it. At the other end of the field, a ball kicked by left -back Viktor Rogan flew just past the goal (19th). When five minutes later ex-WSG kicker Sandi Ogrinec pulled out of just outside the penalty area, Rapid keeper Niklas Hedl was correctly posted.
Conference League
Right -wing finals, first legs: Banja Luka – Rapid 1: 1 (0: 1). Banja Luka, Gradski Stadium, 9,500, SR Brisard (FRA). Reverse game next Thursday (6.45 p.m./Live Canal+). The climber plays in the quarterfinals against the winner from Djurgard/Paphos.
Goals: 0: 1 (34th) Beljo 1: 1 (92.) Vukovic (hand-elf).
Borac: Manojlovic – Kvrzic (77th Vranjes), Meijers, Carolina, Rogan (67th Subic) – Ogrinec, Nikolov (59. Grahovac) – Kulasin, Savic (77th Cavic), Vukovic – Despotovic.
Rapid: Hedl – Bolla (74th Oswald), Cvetkovic, Raux -Yao, Auer (46th Schöller) – Sangare, Lu. Grgic (74. Borkeeiaet) – Radulovic (58. M. Seidl), Schaub, Wurmbrand (86. Bischof) – Beljo
More games: Real Betis Sevilla – Vitoria Guimaraes 2: 2 (0: 0), FC Copenhagen – FC Chelsea 1: 2 (0: 0), Molde FK – Legia Warsaw 3: 2 (3: 0), Panathinaikos Athens – AC Florence 3: 2 (2: 2), Jagiellonia Bialystok – KSV Cercle Brügge 1: 0 (1: 0), NK Celje – FC Lugano 1: 0 (1: 0), Pafos FC – Djurgardens if 1: 0 (0: 0).
The leadership of Rapid was a bit surprising. The lively worm fire got the ball in front of the sixteen and left it after a short dribbling to the approaching Beljo, who hit the right to the right with the right. Borac had to take a little more risk.
Wasteful after the break
With the change of sides, Rapid defender Jonas Auer remained in the cabin that Jakob Schöller took over instead of the left side of the defense. The green-whites now took control and pushed for 2: 0. Shots by Wurmbrand (50th), Beljo (53.) and Bendeguz Bolla (54th) were not entirely accurate. Klauss brought Seidl for Radulovic, at Banja Luka the long -time Rapidler Srdan Grahovac came into play in the 59th minute. And Rapid missed further possibilities: Beljo (68th) shot with the outside, Mamadou Sangare (78th) with left. Nenad Cvetkovic used the upper arm for the supposed 2: 0 after a corner kick in the 84th minute.
So there was a bitter end: in a handball from Sangare who had stretched out the arm in the rapid penalty room and was shot, the French referee Jérôme Brisard decided at a penalty in finish. Vukovic didn't give Hedl a chance.
If Rapid succeeds in the coming week, in the quarter -finals either Djurgard from Sweden or the Cypriot Club Paphos would be waiting as an opponent. In the first leg Paphos prevailed 1-0 at home.
« /> Steffen Hofmann pulls the threads as managing director at Rapid. Pa pictures / Kevin Hackner
Hofmann: Don't talk about the title
The title race in the Bundesliga is currently as open as it has not been in many years. With nine points behind the top and the upcoming division of points, Rapid can also have hopes for the first championship since 2008. But managing director Steffen Hofmann warned of excessive expectations in view of the messed up year. “Everything is very tight and we want to win every game. But we lost the first three games, you don't have to start talking about the title, ”said Hofmann before the round of 16 at the Conference League.
The previous season of the Rapid record player is ambiguous. “We started strongly, because of the fact that the squad was rebuilt heavily in the summer, it was really good. Towards the end of the year, it was noticed that some players may not be so fresh anymore. And the start of the new year was very bad, after all, we last won 5: 0 against Altach, ”said Hofmann. The failure of Guido Burgstaller is jointly responsible for the missed start. « But there are always several reasons, » said Hofmann, without going into detail.
« Top Conditions » for Rapidler
In the management, the main responsibility for the men's professional teams lies with Markus Katzer, Hofmann is responsible for girls and women's football and the male young teams. « We are now very well positioned, our players have top conditions, » said the 44-year-old. Hofmann has been in Rapid's management since November 2022 and is responsible for club and fan affairs, marketing, communication or the areas of law and personnel. In addition, he takes over the agendas of the now ex-managing director of the economy Marcus Knipping.
Before that, Hofmann worked as a player, talent manager, sports coordinator, coach of Rapid II and also as an interim coach of the combat team. A return to the coaching role is not to be expected so quickly. “There are already phases in which I think I would be on the pitch. But I like to do what I'm doing now and with a lot of effort and effort, and hopefully I will do it for a few more years, ”said the German.
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