Klagenfurt on a high

Austria Klagenfurt v Grazer AK, LIVE from 5pm

Peter Pacult and his team are delighted with the win in Graz.

(Bild: APA/ERWIN SCHERIAU)

Austria Klagenfurt are back in the top six of the Bundesliga table. The Pacult team won 1:0 at GAK in the last game of the eighth round on Sunday. GAK still have to wait for their first win of the season.

Klagenfurt have picked up ten of their eleven points so far in the last four rounds and continued their positive run thanks to a header from 19-year-old defender Jannik Robatsch in the 34th minute. Next Sunday they continue their run away at LASK. After their second defeat in a row a day earlier at Vienna Austria, Graz will be making their ninth attempt at their first three-pointer of the season.

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GAK double-header
GAK coach Gernot Messner opted for a front two this time, giving Daniel Maderner a new chance from the start. The striker was also involved in the home side's only two really dangerous attacking moves. In the 23rd minute, he set up Tio Cipot with a lob, who failed to beat goalkeeper Simon Spari with his shot to the near corner, and in the 44th minute, his shot was deflected just wide of the goal.

But by then it was already 0:1 for Graz. Robatsch rose highest after a Wernitznig header and headed in powerfully. The goal came more or less out of nowhere, but acted as a wake-up call for the visitors' attacking efforts. A double strike was in the air. Jakob Meierhofer had to save in a duel with Simon Straudi (36') and a Szerencsi header was too weak (40').

Bobzien hits the crossbar
Just over 30 seconds after the restart, the visitors had the chance to make it all square when Ben Bobzien smashed the ball against the crossbar. Otherwise, coach Peter Pacult's team contented themselves with managing the lead. However, Graz were unable to convert their clear superiority into goals. Veteran Marco Perchtold, who was included in the starting eleven this time, missed the target twice (52', 55'), while Spari also made a good save from two top chances by "joker" Michael Cheukoua (73', 81'). There was no reason for GAK "joker" Dominik Frieser to celebrate in his 150th Bundesliga match.

GAK - SK Austria Klagenfurt 0:1 (0:1)
Graz, Merkur Arena, 5,069 spectators, referee Lechner.

Goal: 0:1 (34.) Robatsch

GAK: Meierhofer - M. Lang, M. Jovicic, Filipovic, Rosenberger (46. Italiano) - Lichtenberger, Perchtold (75. Schriebl), Dressel, Cipot (62. Frieser) - Maderner (62. Cheukoua), Vucic (62. Zaizen)

Klagenfurt: Spari - Szerencsi, Mahrer, Robatsch - Straudi (72. Bonnah), Wernitznig, Koch (80. Salifou), Cvetko (88.Wydra), Jaritz - Bobzien, Toshevski (46. Binder)

Yellow cards: Zaizen, Cheukoua, Dressel or Cvetko, Salifou