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The dress rehearsal was a success: With the 3-0 win over Altach, LASK made their way for the last chance game in the Europa League – on Thursday at least one point must be against Tottenham to preserve the possibility of promotion. Londoners won’t allow as many LASK opportunities as yesterday.
“The motto of the game was: How do you make it difficult?” Said coach Dominik Thalhammer. For a long time, athletes ran unsuccessfully against Altach’s defense bar. “We had an incredible superiority, but currently we are not taking advantage of this superiority enough.” Memories of the points lost in the 1-1 draw against Hartberg were awakened eight days ago.
With 1-0 (65th), LASK took the road to victory, and Thalhammer reacted to Tottenham: he replaced Peter Michorl and Thomas Goiginger.
Gruber in the hospital
“I hope this game gives us confidence,” Thalhammer said. The concerns of his staff grew. On Thursday, in addition to the suspended Gernot Trauner, missing the injured Marko Raguz, Lukas Grgic and Petar Filipovic, Andreas Gruber is likely to expand the list: he retired with an ankle injury. After the game, he was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
As an alternative to the offensive, Mamoudou Karamoko was suggested. The 21-year-old had to wait a long time for his debut due to a stubborn inflammation of the pubis, yesterday he was awarded a penalty to make it 3-0 (90th). Thalhammer: “You have to work hard on what is at stake. He has shown it in practice over the last few days. He was very specific in many game situations. This objective will give him a great boost.”
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Günther Mayrhofer
Sports editor
