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After WSG Tirol, FC Admira, the second Bundesliga team to fail in the second round of the ÖFB Cup, have also failed. Those from Lower Austria lost a penalty shootout thriller at the BSFZ Arena on Friday night against second division Kapfenberger SV by 3: 4. After regular playing time it was 1: 1, after overtime it was just 2: 2 due to a last-minute goal from Admira’s double scorer, Roman Kerschbaum, in the 120th minute.
KSV goalkeeper Franz Stolz, who saved penalties from rookie Joseph Ganda, Marco Hausjell and Milos Spasic, became the winner of the match. In the end, Admira didn’t help at all that Andreas Leitner was able to excel in the takes of Oliver Bacher and Dino Musija. Michael Lang used the decisive penalty. Thus, the Südstadters failed in the Cup for the fourth time in a row before the round of 16.
Before the break, the Admirans were a stronger class, dictating the action and, after a missed opportunity by Stephan Auer (8th) and Hausjell (14th), they took the lead in the 26th minute. After a good cross from Rath, Kerschbaum was he hit the head but also benefited from the fact that Stolz slipped the ball between his hands on the wet grass.
With coach Damir Buric’s team unable to keep up, it remained exciting with the Styrians reporting immediately after the restart. A direct corner kick from Elvedin Heric landed in the goal with the help of another KSV player who was still lightly touching the leather (47.) Admira seemed unsure, the two teams no longer worked together much. That didn’t change for a long time, even to a confusing extent.
It wasn’t until the very end that things turned out really well: with a direct free kick from Musija, which surprised Leitner, who was irritated with numerous players, the surprise victory in the 118th minute seemed perfect. Almost in return, Kerschbaum, who promoted a Vorsager conclusion worth watching with the heel at the net, but still forced the penalty shootout.
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