Bundesliga: WAC celebrates first success of the season in Hartberg

A double blow shortly after the break by Matthäus Taferner (55th) and Dario Vizinger (60th) tipped the game, balanced until then, in favor of the guests. Hartberg conceded the second defeat four days after the failed European Cup interlude at Piast Gliwice. WAC, who had to admit defeat to champion Red Bull Salzburg 1: 3 at the start, worked their way to the center of the table with three points.

TSV coach Markus Schopp converted Rajko Rep and Manfred Gollner, who had started 2: 3 in Poland on Thursday, on the bench press. Jürgen Heil and Philipp Sturm played in their place, Christian Klem moved into the last four for Gollner. At WAC, coach Ferdinand Feldhofer changed half of the team. For the first time in a long time, Manuel Kuttin was the goal of the injured Alexander Kofler in the Bundesliga.

Careful initial phase

In the cautious opening phase for both teams, Hartberg displayed the only notable offensive action. Sturm entered the penalty area in the seventh minute, where Nemanja Rnic cleared with a strong tackle. After about a quarter of an hour, there was more movement in the game. WAC swung down the left in the 18th minute, but Hartberg goalkeeper Rene Swete was not surprised when Michael Liendl fired from a tight angle.

Five minutes later, Wolfsberg forward Vizinger Swete retreated from the corner. Soon after, Samson Tijani dropped the Croatian on the edge of the penalty area, which is worth discussing. Referee Josef Spurny let play continue. Then Hartberg appeared: Dominik Baumgartner disturbed Lukas Ried (33.) decisively in the middle at the end, in the 39th minute Ried was ruled out for offside.

WAC with a better start in the middle of the two

Carinthians had a better start in the second half and now they took advantage of their opportunities. Taferner struck for the first time from the edge of the penalty area with a turn to the right, his first Bundesliga goal for WAC. Five minutes later, Liendl Vizinger played deftly in the penalty area, the 22-year-old’s unorthodox header hitting the goal through Swete in a wide arc.

On the other hand, a long shot from Tijani (63rd) just missed. Salzburg’s transfer saw the yellow-red card in the 72nd minute after another foul, and then the Styrians ran in desperate but no luck. On the WAC side, substitute Cheikhou Dieng missed a few chances to make it 3-0. The Senegalese even scored twice, but the linesman saw him offside both times.

Voices for the game:

Markus Schopp (Hartberg’s coach): “I’m really disappointed. There would be much more inside. We had everything under control until the 55th minute and we could or should have scored a goal. Then we lost the fruits of our labor in five minutes. The goals conceded should have been avoided in training. You just have to be a little more aggressive to avoid it. I am very satisfied with the creativity, but the efficiency must be improved. “

Ferdinand Feldhofer (WAC coach): “We were a bit pressured after our initial defeat. It’s gratifying that we got into the game well from the beginning. I think we were in control of the game. After the break, we changed the game schedule a bit, stayed higher and tried to attack earlier. One noticed that the Hartbergs were wounded. Still, I think Hartberg will definitely be expected this season. We have a very good atmosphere in the team, the competition is strong. “

Typical Bundesliga, second round

Sunday:

Hartberg – WAC 0: 2 (0: 0)

Profertil Arena, 1,432 spectators, SR Spurny

Sequence of objectives:
0: 1 Taferner (55.)
0: 2 Vizinger (60.)

Hartberg: Swete – Lienhart (56./Gölles), Rotter, Luckeneder, Klem – Tijani, Kainz (81./Yoda) – Sturm (63./Gabbichler), Ried (63./Ertlthaler), Heil – Tadic (56./Rep ))

WAC: Kuttin – Novak, D. Baumgartner, Rnic, Scherzer – Taferner (62./Wernitznig), Leitgeb, Liendl (83./Peretz), Sprangler – Vizinger (67./Schmerböck), Joveljic (46./Dieng)

Yellow-red card: Tijani (72.)

Yellow card: Novak

The best: Swete, Heil or Taferner, Liendl