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WAC has taken the next big step towards the soccer Europa League round of 32. Wolfsberg celebrated a well-deserved 1-0 (1-0) victory (match report) over six-time Russian champion CSKA, who was also a seven-time Soviet champion and won the UEFA Cup in 2005, on Thursday night minus five degrees and a snow blizzard in Moscow. . The fact that the Muscovite squad is ten times more expensive than that of the Carinthians once again was not apparent.
“This is a great success for us, the whole team has had a superior performance”, WAC coach Ferdinand Feldhofer highlighted after the match for which he had perfectly prepared his team, as in the 1-1 draw of the opening match on October 22 in Klagenfurt. And their players implemented the match plan as perfectly as in Rotterdam’s brilliant 4-1 win against 15-time Dutch champion Feyenoord.
“Maybe we were the best skiers”
Now he will visit the WAC on Thursday night (9pm) and will be forced to win if he still wants to reach his goal of the 16th final. For Lavanttalern, on the other hand, a draw is enough for their first entry into the knockout round of the last 32. “We achieved our goal, next week’s playoff against Feyenoord. So we can continue dreaming and we are not done “, Feldhofer assured after the “Really very mature performance and also very disciplined” his team.
“We knew we had to put pressure on ZSKA from the beginning. We did it very well “, was the 41-year-old’s answer to a question from puzzled Russian journalists about how the brash outsider managed to keep the current Russian Premier League runners-up in check, with a few exceptions. In addition, his team has also perfectly accepted the inhospitable conditions. “Maybe today we were a little better skiers”Feldhofer joked.
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But the guests were not only safe in the back, they also had punctures in the front. Dario Vizinger’s dream goal (22nd), who defeated experienced Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfejew with a perfect shot from 25 meters, added three points, although the victory could have been greater. “In general, we only allowed our opponents half chances in the first half and we could have taken an even bigger advantage.”Feldhofer knew it.
Peretz very remarkable in his new position
Immediately after the break, a brilliant save by Akinfejew prevented the 0-2 (46th). The 34-year-old, who has been the ZSKA’s starting goalkeeper for 17 years and has played a total of 111 caps for Russia, had to show all his class to turn Eliel Peretz’s shot into the corner.
“Great top performance” – that’s what the coaches say about the WAC win
Israel’s legionnaire WAC was one of the most conspicuous players on the hybrid turf of the Moscow arena. He was originally signed as “eighth” but with the failure of center forward Cheikhou Dieng, he has now moved to a more offensive role. “We had a new idea for tactical reasons, where he can really bring us a lot with his skills. That’s why we take it where it can be really very flexible and unpredictable for the opponent. “Feldhofer explained.
Central player Mario Leitgeb was “Really proud of the troop. We really achieved victory today as a team. “was the right comment from the 32-year-old veteran. “We just have to reward ourselves for today”Meanwhile, he demanded left-back Jonathan Scherzer ahead of the final Group K game against Feyenoord.
“Not many people thought that we could survive the group with a draw on the last day of the game. That is, of course, amazing from the Austrian point of view. “Leitgeb said. “Now we want to take the last step, of course. We beat Feyenoord away from home. Now we have the will and the conviction that we can also do it at home. “
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