Admire against Rapid Vienna: votes in favor of the match – football

After three competitive matches without a win and two losses in a row, Bundesliga bottom line Admira was beaten 1-0 on Saturday after a clear superiority. This increased the score to 24 points, the last time the number of points was recorded in the 2009/10 season. Only three times better performance had been achieved since 2000.

In 2003/04 they were as leaders of the table with 29 points as in 2000/01 with 25 points; “Overall we played an excellent season this year,” emphasized Rapid coach Dietmar Kühbauer. After the Europa League exit after the meager 2: 2 at home to Molde and the recent League losses to WSG Tirol (0: 3) and in the round of 16 of the Cup against Salzburg (2: 6), there were many Criticism from outside hit him and his team.

“I know you are always stressed at Rapid, but it is still the best club you can work for. When you have a small valley, it is normal for people to look at what is not going well,” said the Burgenlander. . He was even more satisfied with the successful appearance at the BSFZ Arena, as well as exploiting the opportunities. “Several points were important for us today, first of all, that we stick together, that we played zero, that we played a good game and that the players, coaches and the team now have a good Christmas,” said the Rapid coach. . He described the victory as “important” and “wonderful”.

The winner of the match was Ercan Kara, who has now scored three of his six goals this season in the league with a header. In competitive play, he scored for the 11th time in game 23 of the season. The only disappointment for him was that he had to leave the field after a kick from Emanuel Aiwu in the 75th minute. Kühbauer gave the go-ahead: “There’s nothing to worry about.” So the forward will be there when training begins on January 4.

Damir Buric (Admira coach): “Before the break, it didn’t start as we expected or expected, that is, we could put pressure on Rapid a little. On the contrary, we had real problems, our organization didn’t work, we couldn’t interfere with the preparation of the game, the gaps or the displacement of the sides. We have to analyze and process that, I have no explanation for it. The second half was different, we were better organized, but overall it was an absolutely deserved victory for Rapid Can’t do anything about that. Rapid have shown at times that they are a superior team in Austria. “

Dietmar Kühbauer (Rapid coach): “Several points were important to us today, mainly that we stick together, that we played zero, that we had a good game and that the players, the coaches and the team now have a Merry Christmas We should have left it everything clear in the first half, so the 1-0 was a dangerous result until the end. The guys were very focused, I’m satisfied with the performance of the team. In short, we have a high season this year played. “