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Wolfsberger AC v WSG Tirol – LIVE from 14:30

Tirol rejoice in Carinthia - WSG celebrate a surprising away win.

(Bild: GEPA pictures)

WAC missed out on the jump to first place in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The team from Wolfsberg conceded a 3-1 home defeat against WSG Tirol in the eighth round, leaving them in fourth place, three points behind leaders Sturm Graz.

The team from Watten moved up to ninth place. Quincy Butler (48'), Cem Üstündag (69') and Stefan Skrbo (93') secured WSG's second win of the league season, their first since the first round. Dejan Zukic's goal (70') was not enough for the WAC.

Low-lying guests
The game began with a top chance for the home side - David Atanga hit the crossbar with a shot from the edge of the box (5'). After that, the WAC remained in control, but were rarely dangerous against the deep-lying visitors. WSG goalkeeper Adam Stejskal had to stretch himself to save an effort from Simon Piesinger (33'), but otherwise enjoyed a quiet first half. There was still some excitement in the 36th minute when referee Isa Simsek, on his Bundesliga debut, whistled a penalty for WAC for an alleged handball by David Gugganig, much to everyone's surprise. This decision was reversed after VAR intervention.

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The previously harmless Tyroleans struck for the first time soon after the break. A long clearance from Gugganig became a template for Butler, who ran away from the WAC defenders and cleverly finished into the far corner. In the 57th minute, WSG attacker Florian Rieder had already outplayed Wolfsburg keeper Nikolas Polster, but was then pushed away before his shot on goal. At the other end, Thierno Ballo missed a great chance to equalize, failing to beat Stejskal (59').

Two goals in 100 seconds
Ten minutes later, Üstündag made it 2:0 for WSG with his first league goal. The midfielder was successful with a shot from five yards out after a pass from Stefan Skrbo. Only 100 seconds after the supposed preliminary decision, the tension returned: Ballo set up Zukic, who tucked the ball into the far corner. WAC's final offensive failed to produce anything, with the Tyroleans remaining the more dangerous team on the counter-attack and Skrbo finally put the game beyond doubt in stoppage time.

WAC - WSG Tirol 1:3 (0:0)
Wolfsberg. Lavanttal-Arena, 3,292, referee Simsek

Goals: 0:1 (48.) Butler
0:2 (69.) Üstündag
1:2 (70.) Zukic
1:3 (93.) Skrbo

WAC: Polster - Jasic, Baumgartner (70. Agyemang), Wimmer, Ullmann - Altunashvili (71. Nwaiwu), Piesinger - Atanga (82. Gattermayer), Zukic, Ballo - Pink (59. Kojzek)

WSG: Stejskal - Lawrence, Okungbowa, D. Gugganig - Jaunegg (78. Czyborra), Müller, Üstündag (84. Naschberger), Geris - Taferner, Butler (78. Diarra), Rieder (60. Skrbo)

Yellow cards: Altunashvili or Rieder, Stejskal, Üstündag, Skrbo, Taferner, Semlic (coach)