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Hütteldorfer conceded an early goal in both halves and were only able to equal twice.
Vienna Rapid said goodbye to the Europa League on Thursday. The 2: 2 against Molde was the third place in the table behind Arsenal and the Norwegians and, therefore, the final after the group stage. For the guests, captain Magnus Wolff Eikrem scored early in both halves (12th, 46th), Hütteldorfer managed to equal twice with Marcel Ritzmaier (43rd) and Melih Ibrahimoglu (91st).
The Green-and-White calculation before kick-off had been straightforward: a win was needed, with a 1-0 win after 0-1 in the first leg, the best goal difference against Molde would bring promotion, any success with two goals difference would be won thanks to Rapid direct duels bring promotion. “You can’t let them come into play. We need a fun presence, ”Kühbauer said before the game. Because Molde had already shown in the first leg that he does not rely on classical Scandinavian virtues such as fighting and physicality, but rather dominates the fine sword.
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Didi Kühbauer (fast coach): “We wanted to do a lot more, but especially in the first 25 minutes we didn’t exist. We didn’t do it the way we could, that’s why they eliminated us. We made it too difficult, it was not the extreme weeks. We score the tie and if you take a hit in the neck shortly after the break where we didn’t defend well, so maybe we didn’t deserve it. We really wanted to pass, I firmly believed in it, but the facts are different. At international level you always have to play at the highest level, physically and mentally As against Molde, internationally it is not enough, you need a little more than in Austria.
Thorsten Schick (fast player): “At the end of the first half we were very good at the game, we deserved it 1-1 and we had big plans. During the break we said we shouldn’t get a goal if you hit a punch after 24 seconds or so. It hurts a lot. We have not recovered much from that. The team cannot be blamed, we play every third day, we have many injuries, we can barely rotate. In Molde (Note: 0: 1) we played a very scared football, today the first 20 minutes were not good, then we take our hearts in hand. It’s a great disappointment, we had the final at home, that was our goal. At some point you will reach yours Limit, Molde was the limit for us today. “
The Norwegians have only lost two games since the end of September, against group champion Arsenal, and they also showed their enthusiasm at Allianz Stadium, where they obviously didn’t want to wait, but wanted to make the decision themselves.
The worst of the first cases
Quick goalkeeper Paul Gartler was able to stop strong Eikrem’s first warning shot (4th), shortly afterwards the worst-case scenario occurred for Hütteldorfer. Once again the guests won the second ball, Eikrem let out Maximilian Hofmann and Mateo Barac and finished well for the lead (12th). The Verdiblanco goalkeeper conceded a goal in his ninth game, and it was necessary to look for at least three Verdiblancos goals for promotion.
Rapid had booked the first shot on goal of the match (Christoph Knasmüllner 2nd), but it was only after a delay that it radiated the presence that Kühbauer had demanded. Molde was close to the center, and it became dangerous when the Hütteldorfer registered Ercan Kara above the wings. Twice a cross found the Rapid forward’s head in a promising position, but the latter put the ball next to it (14, 34). The other effective means were long-distance shots. Marcel Ritzmaier came close once (37th) and finally scored from the edge of the penalty area at 1: 1 (43rd) – it was Rapids’ 10th shot on goal.
Again early blow to the neck
With the substitutions of Taxiarchis Fountas and Yusuf Demir, Kühbauer wanted to put additional emphasis on the green-white swing, but a deep collective dream from his defense thwarted this plan. Everyone watched Molde combine in front of goal and Eikrem complete his second goal that night (46th). Rapid responded with shots from Fountas (50th, 53rd), on the other hand Ola Brynhildsen wanted to embellish him too much in front of Gartler and missed (57th). The Austrian runners-up could barely outperform the well-qualified Norwegians, and faith soon began to decline markedly. Substitute Melih Ibrahimoglu secured at least the 2-2 draw with his first competitive goal (91st), Fountas awarded the possible victory bonus (93rd).
With only this point and two victories against Dundalk (2: 4 against Arsenal) with no points, the promotion was out of reach of Rapid in the end, they are left for the moment with two appearances in the sixteenth final in 2016 (against Valencia) and 2018 (against Inter Milan). ). The promotion would have been a financial boon in Corona’s time, but business manager Christoph Peschek had calmed down beforehand. You are prepared for all scenarios, “but there will definitely be no emergency sales.”
Fast – 2: 2 (1: 1) mold. Allianz Stadium, SR Guida (ITA). Goals: Ritzmaier (43rd), Ibrahimoglu (91st) and Eikrem (12th, 46th).
Quick: Gartler; Stojkovic, Hofmann, Barac, Ullmann; Grahovac, Ritzmaier (61. Ibrahimoglu); Schick, Knasmüllner (46th Fountas), Arase (46th Demir); Kara (75. Kitagawa).
Dundalk – Arsenal 2: 4.
Table: Arsenal (18), Molde (10), Rapid (7), Dundalk (0).
