Compared to the appearance eight days before by double winners and leaders Sturm Graz (0:7), the coach changed his starting line in two positions: Kosmas Gkezos had to sit out injured, Nicolas Binder took a place on the reserve bench . Christopher Cvetko and David Toshevski joined the team. Pacult also relied on the 4-3-2-1 system instead of 3-5-2.
The defensive line was fronted by goalkeeper Simon Spari, Simon Straudi, captain thorsten Mahrer, Jannik Robatsch and Florian jaritz. In midfield, Tobias Koch, Dikeni Salifou and Cvetko were supposed to provide the necessary stability and balance, while Christopher Wernitznig and Ben Bobzien were tasked with supporting Toshevski up front.So much for theory.
in practice, the Violets had to go back early, as they have done so often this season: after a corner, Cem Üstündag headed Straudi, the ball landed at David Jaunegg (7th), who gave the visitors ahead from close range. Five minutes later Toshevski could have equalised, but WSG keeper Adam stejskal was there to save with a leg.
Pacult’s side had more of the game as an inevitable result, but lacked the accuracy and penetration to cause major problems for the Tyrone defense. So it was difficult to get into the final third and get the attackers into position. Wattens was more determined, after receiving a pass from Lukas Sulzbacher, quincy Butler (29th) appeared free in front of Spari, who shortened the elbow and pared.
In the last phase of the first half an open exchange of blows developed. Things first got complicated in front of the Klagenfurt box when andreas Ranacher (32′) broke into the penalty area but was unable to find a receiver with his cross pass. On the other hand, Bobzien put the spotlight on Toshevski (39′), but once again Stejskal won the duel, which also discouraged long-range shots from Robatsch (42′) and Cvetko (45′).
As his team was struggling at the beginning of the second half except for one Koch shot (56′, saved by Stejskal), the Austrian coach made his first personal impulse in the 58th minute: Cvetko was out of work, Philipp Wydra came on the game . Laurenz Dehl (66th) followed for Koch and Solomon Bonnah and Binder (76th) for Straudi and Salifou.
The game remained tight, the visitors focused on being close at the back and managing their lead. The home team struggled, but hardly found any means to break the WSG bulwark. A quick attack through Jaritz and Toshevski created a great chance, but Dehl (72′) was unlucky and just hit the bar. So Tirol were able to put the lid on things late on: After Spari fouled Tobias Anselm, Valentino Müller (87th) converted the penalty to make it 0-2, and Anselm got the point final (90th+4).
Next week, the people of Waidmannsdorf will be preparing for the penultimate challenge of the year in the sports field. In the 16th round of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga 2024/25 we go to Blau-Weiß Linz on Sunday (2.30 pm, Sky live). Red Bull Salzburg make a guest appearance on the program on December 14 (5 pm, Sky live).
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