Rapid saves himself at the last minute in the European Cup – Diepresse.com
In added time, Ercan Kara scored 3-0 against LASK, with which the Hütteldorfer turned the duel.
In the belief and morality of the rapid players, interim coach Stefan Kulovits had appealed to create the turn in the European Cup playoff against the LASK. After the 1: 3 in the first leg, he had a conversation with Peter Stöger, who will officially take over the coaching position in Hütteldorf on Monday, and had a few tips.
In fact, Rapid was improved, although the bar was not too high in view of the weak performance in Linz. The fact that the green and white hope grew after 30 minutes was thanks to a capital dropout from Hrvoje Smolčić. The LASK professional briefly played a free kick from his own sixteen-directly to Guido Burgstaller, who was 1-0 for Rapid.
The late redemption
The Linzers had a rod shot by George Bello Pech (65th), but overall acted too passively and were not punished for a long time. Matthias Seidl could have already turned the duel on his own, a degree was clarified on the line (24th), after a double pass with Burgstaller he just aimed past the long corner (43.). Smolčić again proved to be an involuntary helper that a foul from him ultimately led to the penalty after Var intervention. With a little luck, Seidl transformed this to 2-0 (81.).
When the game, in the meantime accompanied by thunderstorms and downpours, was headed for an extension, a Rapid Joker struck: Ercan Kara placed 3: 0 (95.) after Burgstaller flank. This will compete for Conference League in the second qualification round at the end of July.
« Everything is feasible with such support. We felt that – and we succeeded, » said goal scorer Kara. Burgstaller, who was celebrated by the fans after the last game of his career, also thanked the ranks for the support. « The 1-0 was the sticking point, so you noticed a jerk in the stadium. It is beautiful. » (swi)
