LASK wins 3: 1 to finish in Europa League in Rasgrad

With a 3-1 win at Ludogorez Razgrad, LASK said goodbye to the Europa League on Thursday. In a game that was insignificant for both teams, the vastly superior guests fell behind shortly after the restart (46th), but they soon made up for what had been lost before and finally won clearly. Philipp Wiesinger (56th), Rene Renner (61st / Elfer) and Mads Madsen (66th) all scored for the Linzers, who were outnumbered for half an hour.

LASK, who conceded a penalty through Thomas Goiginger (44th), had already been confirmed as third in the group, Ludogorez’s Bulgarians did not win a single point. Being eliminated by an impressive 10 points behind Tottenham (13) and Royal Antwerp (12) is likely to leave the “athletes” with a bitter aftertaste. Sunday’s dress rehearsal for the hit in search of Salzburg was definitely a success for the Bundesliga leaders.

LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer had to make some changes compared to the last 3-0 win against Ried. After the loss of Captain Trauner, whose wife is expecting the birth of the third child, and the injured Petar Filipovic, Andrade and Jewhen Tscheberko moved to the defensive triple chain, Madsen replaced midfielder Peter Michorl, suspended, and Dominik Reiter was able to break in place. by Andreas Gruber.

LASK dominated the action from the start, benefiting from the flawed playing structure of the home team, which was practically not carried out offensively before the break. Rene Renner fired a first warning shot from 20 meters (3rd / more), Reiter hit the post after a good quarter of an hour (16th). Renner missed the opponent’s goal two more times (20, 28), overall LASK did nothing of his superiority. A Reiter-Köpfler beyond the long corner (30th) and a shot from goalkeeper Johannes Eggesteins (37th) simply did not “want” to enter.

What happened shortly before and shortly after the break fit the picture well. Goiginger failed first after a foul by Cicinho on Eggestein in the penalty area from the “spot” to goalkeeper Plamen Iliew (44th). And just 40 seconds after the restart, the ball was twisted in LASK’s goal as a result of Manu’s first shot on goal by the Bulgarians. The hosts seemed to have woken up, shortly after Alexander Schlager had to block a well-placed free kick from Claudiu Keserü (54th).

But he stayed with appearances, because a little later the Linzers turned the game around. First, Wiesinger’s unhindered long-range shot tied, and shortly thereafter the fouled runner made a further penalty to 2: 1. Criminal Santana also saw red for his “emergency brake.” For the most part, the Linzers had no trouble securing victory, Madsen even increasing to 3: 1 with his first goal for LASK.