WAC after 2-0 against Linz continued in the master race – diepresse.com
Linz defeated 2-0 and as a cup winner in the Double race: WAC holds with Sturm Graz, the gap to the leader is again three points two games before the end of the season. Is the master decision against each other in the last game?
The Wolfsberger AC can continue to dream of the double. On Sunday, the cup winner shortened the gap to leader Sturm in the master race of the Bundesliga with a deserved 2-0 (1: 0) against Blue and white Linz again to three points. The WAC Has everything in your own hands two rounds before the end of the season and remains the only undefeated team in the master group after the eighth game. The Linzers had to put a setback in the fight for the European Cup play-off.
Before 4,755 spectators in the Lavanttal-Arena met Markus Pink For the superior hosts in the 6th minute to the lead. It was the fourth goal of the season for the 34-year-old striker. In the second half increased Maximilian Ullmann (53.). The team of coaches Dietmar Kühbauer Could crown a historical season in the remaining two games against the Viennese Austria and away against Sturm, the Upper Austrians from Gerald Scheiblehner received in the race for fifth place and are guests at Austria.
WAC superior
After a minute’s silence for the mayor of the city of Wolfsberg, Hannes Primus, who died on Wednesday, the WAC started a dream start. The Kühbauer-Elf cheered immediately after the first offensive campaign, a perfectly played counterattack pink ice cold. The veteran pressed a long cross from Adis Jasic on the second rod, previously had Thierno Ballo Open the rooms with a pages. The WAC was the initial phase, Pink forced BW goalkeeper Radek Vitek after a solo with a long-range shot to a parade (13th).
As a result, a fireworks of opportunities failed to materialize, both series of defenses allowed little. Until the first dangerous shot of goal of the Linz, it took up to the 38th minute, but Ronivaldo grimaced clearly from the penalty area. The compensation came closer to the newly moved Fabio Strauss, whose header after a corner kick via a slatted commuter landed just in front of the line (43.). Shortly afterwards, Alem Pasic put the ball from a short distance in the WAC goal, referee Christian-Petru Ciochirca Pfif, but correctly removed because of a handball.
Again lightning start
After the change of sides, the substitute conor Noß took measurements, but shot just past the WAC housing (47th). In return, Ballo and Vitek collided well in front of the BW goal, the campaign was rated to the annoyance of Kühbauer without a foul. The Scheiblehner team came into play better, but as in the first half, the WAC cheered: a ballo input into the back area sank Ullmann from the penalty point in the left corner. Shortly afterwards, Ballo had the great chance of the preliminary decision, his shot just passed the long corner (57th). In the center, the pink, ready to shoot, was annoyed.
The WAC confidently managed the lead, and only little came from Blau-Weiß on the offensive. Instead, the Wolfsberger were closer to 3: 0, « Joker » Erik Kojzek narrowly missed a Ballo-Stanglasspass (78th). In the 89th minute, the Linz failed on the crossbar again after a corner kick through Pasic.
