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Clearly, the home team regretted the two lost points. The home rival celebrated a very flattering draw thanks to a prominent goalkeeper Patrick Pentz.
“The team made an incredibly good play in terms of joy, but unfortunately they were not rewarded with the second goal. There would have been chances for five or six goals, ”analyzed speed coach Dietmar Kühbauer, who returned after recovering from an illness.
Pentz saves Austria’s draw against Rapid
The 331st Vienna derby between Rapid and Austria ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. At the end of the ninth day of the typical-Bundesliga, the hosts took the lead in the seventh minute, Patrick Wimmer tied in the 19th minute.
Disability and “a creamy day”
The exploitation of occasions was the only thing that the Burgenlander could reproach his team. But Austria goalkeeper Pentz also made Rapidler despair in various actions. “Austria’s cousin should belong to Pentz. But if we had been a little more precise, I couldn’t have saved more, ”Kühbauer said. Captain and head of defense Maximilian Hofmann, who had lost three big chances, saw it like this: “We have to shoot Austria away from chances. Our ineptitude and a creamy day from the opposing goalkeeper contributed to this result. “
As one of many fast players, Ercan Kara declined to score a goal after scoring twice at 3-1 at Dundalk in the Europa League. And that in his first derby against his ex-club, where he was below the professionals from 2014 to 2016. “I don’t think he made a great head about the Austrian game. He’s a stuck striker. But it’s good that he got a lot of offers, ”Kühbauer said.
Stöger praises the “sensational” Pentz
The “man of the game” was quickly identified by Austria. “Thank God we had a great ‘Pentzi’, I have rarely seen a goalkeeper hold so many good balls in one game. He owns most of this point, ”said coach Peter Stöger, praising his number one. The 23-year-old goalkeeper was happy about his dream performance. “I have distinguished myself several times and have been able to show that I support the team,” Pentz said.
He did not want to classify the game as the game of his life. “I already did a good performance in the stadium and we won 1-0 (September 16, 2018, note), that was a little more beautiful than today,” said the former goal of the U21 team. Srdjan Grahovac (41st) will still remember the acrobatic defense of his feet for a long time. “How I did it, I don’t know either, I’ve never seen a goalkeeper do that,” Pentz said.
Clear superiority without impact
Statistics confirmed Rapid’s superiority. The hosts fired 35 shots over / to the side of the goal (Austria: six) and created a mark that Red Bull Salzburg had last achieved in the league on September 26, 2015 against Mattersburg (4: 2). The value of xG, the statistical value of the expected goals, was 3.6 points of difference. For the first time in more than two years, a Bundesliga team failed to turn that excess weight into a victory.
“Not winning this game is amazing, it really hurts,” said Rapid striker Thorsten Schick. Additionally, 65 percent ball possession, 60 percent tackles won, and a 13: 4 corner kick ratio did nothing to change the fact that he missed the sixth win in the current championship. Now they are four points behind Salzburg, the gap with LASK has increased to two points. In addition, the fourth Graz storm looms three points behind. “It’s very bitter, these are two points that we missed,” Hofmann said angrily. And Kühbauer added: “There was a big difference on the field. We give away two items “.
“Point more than happy”
After a duel with a “very aggressive, very toxic and very good” opponent, Stöger was happy for a point “more than lucky”. At the same time, the Viennese identified a great need for improvement. “It is no coincidence that they surpass us in several points and positions in the table. We still have to do some better things if we want to get into this category, ”admitted the Austria coach. That requires victories, of which there have only been two. “That’s why this point doesn’t help us much,” Pentz said.
Eighth is eight points behind Rapid, on Saturday the next top four are waiting at home with Sturm and former Austria coach Christian Ilzer. Rapid will compete at Hartberg on Sunday, but before that they have the climax of the Europa League at Arsenal on Thursday. “It is very clear that Arsenal are a little stronger than Austria, but much is possible,” Kühbauer hoped to cause a sensation.
