WSG Tirol win 2:1

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Jamie Lawrence and his WSG teammates can look forward to a win at SCR Altach ...

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WSG Tirol have given Philipp Semlic a successful coaching debut in the Bundesliga! In the first league game after the departure of long-term coach Thomas Silberberger, the Watten team celebrated a deserved 2:1 win at SCR Altach on Saturday. For the Vorarlberg side, it was the next disappointment to start the season after the cup defeat against regional league side Donaufeld.

The Tyroleans proved to be the stronger team in terms of play and quickly built up a lead. A deflected free-kick from Bror Blume landed on the crossbar (7th) and the next action gave them the lead. After a long throw-in and a mistake by goalkeeper Dejan Stojanovic, new central defender Jamie Lawrence pushed the ball over the line (8').

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Altach show defensive weaknesses
Altach, on the other hand, failed to produce much in attack and showed defensive weaknesses. They came closest to equalizing with a double chance (26') from Lukas Fadinger, who did not hit the ball well, and Mohamed Ouedraogo, whose shot was blocked by goalkeeper Adam Stejskal.

Shortly afterwards, Mahamadou Diarra and Valentino Müller also failed to capitalize on a double chance following a corner kick (33').

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Gustavo Santos converts only Altach chance in the second half
The home side continued to lack any danger after the break. WSG had a great chance to make it 2:0, but Stefan Skrbo was denied by Stojanovic (62'). That seemed to take its toll, as a good ten minutes later Gustavo Santos converted the only chance Altach had in the second half to equalize (73').

However, Wattens did not lose momentum and earned a well-deserved three points through Bror Blume after an ideal pass from Quincy Butler. Cem Üstündag, who only came on as a substitute at the end, was sent off in the 93rd minute after a foul.

The result:
SCR Altach - WSG Tirol 1:2 (0:1)
Altach, Cashpoint Arena, SR Gishamer

Goals: 0:1 (8.) Lawrence, 1:1 (73.) Gustavo Santos, 1:2 (81.) Blume

Red card: Üstündag (93rd/foul)

Yellow cards: Strunz, Ingolitsch or Taferner, Sulzbacher, Anselm

Altach: Stojanovic - Ingolitsch, L. Gugganig, Koller, Ouedraogo - Bähre (62. Kronberger), Jäger (67. Bahloul), Demaku, Fadinger - Fridrikas (62. Santos), Strunz (78. Milojevic)
WSG: Stejskal - Sulzbacher, Lawrence, D. Gugganig, Czyborra - Taferner, Müller, Blume (83. Okungbowa) - Diarra (63. Butler), Hinterseer (89. Üstündag), Skrbo (64. Anselm)

Comments:

Joachim Standfest (Altach coach): "We were weak in the tackle, we get a throw-in goal, that's not possible, we don't have our heads in the game. Then the insecurity sets in. We're doing some decent things, but if you lose the one-on-one duels, then it becomes difficult. The cup exit and the defeat in the first round against a direct competitor are disappointing and absolutely not enough."

Philipp Semlic (WSG coach): "I'm really happy with a lot of things, but it was still a bit of a rollercoaster in both halves. We took command, got into the game through possession and consequently scored the opening goal. We should have increased the score with a bit more conviction in the final third. The reaction after the equalizer was great, I have to take my hat off to my team. It was a small step, we still have to develop. It's nice for me to see that we've taken the momentum from the cup game into the Bundesliga, that the way we play can work well."