Compared to the success he had a week before at Grazer AK (1-0), the coach changed his starting line in one place: the attacker Nicolas Binder moved into the team after being a determined representative, David Toshevski had to leave his place and deal with him first. the reserves -Satisfaction the role.
In front of goalkeeper Simon Spari, Niklas Szerencsi, captain Thorsten Mahrer and Jannik Robatsch formed the defensive line. In midfield, priority was given to Simon Straudi and Florian Jaritz on the flanks and Christopher Wernitznig, Tobias Koch and Christopher Cvetko in the middle. Binder and Ben Bobzien started in the attack.
The Linzers, who started the match in eleventh place and were far behind their own expectations, went straight into first gear: Robert Zulj had an opportunity to take an early lead after 120 seconds, but Spari was in there to soften the low shot from ten meters. In the eleventh minute, Maximilian Entrup broke into the penalty area and Mahrer firmly blocked Stangl’s pass.
In the middle of the first half, the home team had almost 75 percent possession of the ball, the Waidmannsdorfers mostly ran after them, and the ball went far too quickly. So they remained innocent and received little relief. In the 26th minute, the bell rang: Zulj surprised Mahrer and Spari with a direct shot from the turn. So it went into recess.
In the dressing room, Pacult seemed to have found the right words, because right at the start of the second half the Carinthians were finally involved in the game: After a cross from Robatsch, Koch (47th) came unchallenged to dominate the ball from five meters, except hit the crossbar. That should have been the equalizer – annoying thing! As LASK took advantage of their first chance in the second half, Entrup (55th) escaped the Austrian defense and scored from a tight angle.
After an hour, the Klagenfurt coach made the first personnel changes: Solomon Bonnah on the right, Dikeni Salifou in midfield and Laurenz Dehl in attack came in a package of three, replacing Straudi, Koch and Bobzien.
The Carinthians fought back as best they could and pushed for a tie. But the necessary precision was lacking. Salifou was first blocked, then Wernitznig (69th) put the ball over the box from the edge of the penalty area. On the other hand, there was also bad luck: Robatsch deflected a cross from Lenny Pintor into his own goal – 0:3 (71st)! The plug was pulled, LASK came up even at the last minute, with Ibrahim Mustapha finishing.
ADMIRAL Bundesliga clubs are now entering the international break, which Pacult and his team will use to prepare for the next match at the Wörthersee Stadium. In the tenth round, the Violets will face Austria Vienna on October 20 (2:30 pm). Tickets are available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm in the office and around the clock in the online shop.