Despite being outnumbered

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Rapid missed out on victory against Klagenfurt.

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Rapid Vienna could only manage a 1-1 draw against Austria Klagenfurt in the second round of the domestic Bundesliga. Klagenfurt caught Rapid cold at the start. Ben Justus Bobzien put the Carinthians ahead after three minutes. Moritz Oswald was on hand for the Hütteldorfer in the 18th minute. Rapid then missed the decision. Klagenfurt were also short-handed as Thorsten Mahrer was shown a controversial red card in the 50th minute.

SK Rapid's winning streak came to an end at Wörthersee. After five successes en suite in the still young season, the Whites had to settle for a 1:1 (1:1) draw at Austria Klagenfurt on Sunday. Ben Bobzien got the Carinthians off to a perfect start in the 3rd minute, but Moritz Oswald (18th) quickly equalized. After captain Thorsten Mahrer was shown red (50'), Klagenfurt were practically down to ten men for a whole half.

Robert Klauß

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Despite their overwhelming superiority, Rapid were unable to score in superior numbers. For the Hütteldorfer, the English week continues on Thursday. Trabzonspor visit Vienna-Hütteldorf in the second leg of the Europa League qualifier, with Rapid leading 1-0 after the first leg. In the league, a home match against WSG Tirol awaits. Klagenfurt face champions Sturm Graz at home.

Rotation at Rapid
Robert Klauß rotated as announced. With Benjamin Böckle, Maximilian Hofmann, Bendeguz Bolla, Louis Schaub, Furkan Dursun and goalkeeper Paul Gartler, there were six new faces in the starting eleven. Jonas Auer, Nenad Cvetkovic, Mamadou Sangare, Guido Burgstaller, Isak Jansson and the slightly injured Niklas Hedl (knee) were left out. Peter Pacult made changes to the Klagenfurt team for other reasons after the bitter 1:4 against the WAC. David Toschewski was called upon from the start in attack.

The North Macedonian was involved in the early lead. A pass to Bobzien completely undermined the Vienna back four and Bobzien successfully completed the Violets' first attacking move of the match. Rapid were hardly impressed. Dursun was just a few centimeters away from a dangerous header after a cross before Oswald made it 1-1 with his first Bundesliga goal. The 22-year-old, who this time played in central midfield, was not properly tackled and scored with a low shot. Marco Knaller in the Austria goal had his view blocked.

The opening goal would not come
Rapid kept the pressure on in the sweltering heat and tried to break down the home side's defense via the wings. At one point in the first half, Knaller appeared to be beaten once more. Schaub stepped up the pace, but Dion Beljo only hit the inside of the bar (36'). Klagenfurt shifted completely to waiting for counter-attacks.

The second 45 minutes got off to the worst possible start for Pacult's team. Mahrer elbowed Dursun and was shown a yellow card. The VAR intervened and sent off referee Arnes Talic. Klagenfurt's defensive boss was then sent off for an "emergency brake" - a harsh decision. Pacult, who had already been cautioned with a yellow card, took note of this with a shake of the head.

Final offensive ineffective
Rapids' pressure increased threateningly for Klagenfurt. Beljo had the next top chance, but he headed straight at Knaller in a completely free position (58'). The next cross to the Croatian ended up on the far post (60'). The two goalscorers were no longer on the pitch by then. Oswald made way for Sangare at the break and Bobzien had to come off for defender Kosmas Gkezos.

Klauß strengthened the offense with Jansson for Lukas Grgic 25 minutes before the end, and Burgstaller (for Dursun) also came into the game, which practically only went towards the Klagenfurt penalty area. After a tackle between Beljo and Jannik Robatsch, the Viennese team appealed for a penalty without success. However, Burgstaller and Co. were unable to carve out any more compelling chances against a spirited Austria defense in seven minutes of stoppage time.