Salzburg’s title chance lives – Diepresse.com
Salzburg gave a home win against Austria Vienna, both teams are still in the title race.
With a 1-0 (0-0) home victory over Viennese Austria, Red Bull Salzburg has his little chance of the title recapture in the Bundesliga preserved in life. Late hits from Dorgeles Nene (80th) and Petar Ratkov (89.) brought a success in a lively duel without the very big chances and moments, with which you can get to Leader Sturm to four points three rounds before the end. It will be the opponent in Graz next Sunday.
Also Austria does not have to bury its hopes for the title, the eleven of coaches Stephan Helm missing three points on storm. Salzburg, however, remains the absolute fear opponent for the violets. The fourth game in the fourth game of the season, the last full success so far dated May 27, 2018.
At Austria came for the blocked duo Maurice Malone and Reinhold Ranftl Andreas Gruber as well as Matteo Perez Vinlöf in the starting eleven. At Salzburg, plagued by injuries anyway, the focus was on the completely newly formed defensive center. After the Samson Baidoos are blocked there, a regular full-back, 18-year-old John Mellberg, acted at the side of the same age Joane Gadou.
Opportunities on both sides
However, the youngsters hardly recorded problems. After the brief start of both teams, the « bulls » took over the command as expected. The Austria was hardly able to launch liquid actions under the pressure of the home side, Salzburg, in turn, did not get a real chance for the time being. Only at the half -hour period did the game take off – somewhat surprisingly with a dangerous Violet campaign.
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Gadou misplaced himself at the high ball by Goalie Samuel Sahin-Radlinger, only teamwork from Mads Bidstrup and the clarified Mellberg prevented the top chance for Nik Prelec from a few meters (32nd). Only moments later, on the other side, Alexander Schlagers Abubakr Barry and Perez Vinlöf were in the way, profiteer Yorbe shook the « hundred percent » on the crossbar. Shortly afterwards, a long shot of the Belgian hissed just over the gate (35th). Finally, Gruber missed a Stanglpass (35th) for Austria, his captain Manfred Fischer raised the ball over the goal (36.).
Salzburg turned up in the finish
The second half also opened, but his low shot was too directly on Sahin-Radlinger (49.). Otherwise, Austria did not allow much, neutralized Salzburg’s playmaker Oscar Gloukh and, after a good quarter of an hour, also appeared aggressively again. A Gruber shot was missing (63.), the Lucas Galvao, which had just been substituted before, missed the long corner (64th), and Fischer only brought the ball from a very pointed angle to the outside network (70.).
In the finish, however, the home side intensified their efforts again and were rewarded for their power play. At first, Nene from a good 20 meters was on the spot, shortly before the end, Joker Ratkov led the preliminary decision out of the turn. The guests, on the other hand, could no longer give any impulses. (APA)
