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Hütteldorfer fired 35 shots on target on Sunday, but had to content themselves with a 1-1 draw. The reason for this had a name: Austria goalkeeper Patrick Pentz.
Rapid simply cannot beat Austria at the Allianz Stadium. Hütteldorfer had advantages in all statistics in the 331 Vienna Football Derby at the end of the ninth round of the Bundesliga on Sunday and also a clear increase in opportunities, but did not go beyond 1: 1. Clearly, the home side regretted the two lost points. The home rival celebrated a very flattering draw thanks to a prominent Patrick Pentz.
“The team did incredibly well in terms of joy, but unfortunately they were not rewarded with the second goal. There would have been chances for five or six goals,” said Rapid coach Dietmar Kühbauer, who returned after recovering from illness. The exploitation of occasions was the only thing that Burgenland could reproach their team. Austria goalkeeper Pentz turned into a quick coffin in various actions.
“Austria’s cousin should belong to Pentz. But if we had been a little more precise, he couldn’t have saved more,” Kühbauer said. Captain and head of defense Maximilian Hofmann, who had lost three big chances, saw it this way: “We have to shoot Austria away from chances. Our inability and a creamy day from the opposing goalkeeper contributed to this result.”
Stöger: “Pentzi has the highest participation at the moment”
The “man of the match” was quickly identified for the Austrian countryside. “Thank goodness we had a sensational ‘Pentzi’. I have rarely seen a goalkeeper with so many good balls in a match. 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 (note: 16 September 2018), that was a little better than today,” explained the former ÖFB U21 team goal. The acrobatic feat of the foot in a graduation of Srdjan Grahovac (41.) will remain in your memory for a long time. “I don’t know how I did it either, I’ve never seen a janitor do that,” Pentz said.
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 with the Austrian game. He’s a striker who had a jam. But it’s good that there is got a lot of deals, “Kühbauer said.
Statistical novelty
Statistics confirmed Rapid’s superiority. The hosts fired 35 shots (Austria: 6) and created a mark that Salzburg had last made 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. 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 is very bitter, these are two points that we are missing,” said Hofmann angrily. And Kühbauer added: “There was a big difference on the field. We gave away two points.”
Point that does not help either team
His counterpart was happy for a point “more than happy” after a duel with a rival “very aggressive, very toxic and very good.” At the same time, the Viennese identified a great need for improvement. “It is not a coincidence that they have several points and positions in the table ahead of us in the table. We have to do some things better if we want to get into this category,” admitted Stöger. 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 will have the climax of the Europa League at Arsenal on Thursday. “It is very clear that Arsenal are a little stronger than Austria, but a lot is possible,” said Kühbauer, hoping to make a splash. A dispute between Schick and Taxiarchis Fountas that had occurred after the final whistle must be clarified beforehand. “There is still a lot to discuss,” Schick said in an interview with Sky. Kühbauer wanted to resolve the matter internally.
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