4:0 against Hartberg

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Salzburg celebrating - a rarity of late

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Runners-up Red Bull Salzburg have ended their run of failure in the Bundesliga!

The "Bulls" celebrated a 4-0 home win over TSV Hartberg in the supplementary match of the 4th round on Wednesday, thus winning the league again after five unsuccessful attempts and taking revenge for the 1-1 draw in Eastern Styria on Saturday. Nicolas Capaldo (34th, 50th), Oscar Gloukh (36th) and Adam Daghim (75th) scored for the hosts, who moved up to fifth place.

In front of just 3,394 spectators, Salzburg took command from the outset, with Gloukh in particular a source of danger. The Israeli failed to beat Raphael Sallinger on two good occasions (10th, 19th) and finally found the Hartberg goalkeeper from the penalty spot.

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A free-kick from Petar Ratkov landed on the hand of Patrik Mijic, who was positioned in the wall, and Gloukh took the penalty too casually - Sallinger saved (29').

Salzburg were not impressed by this, kept up the pressure and were soon rewarded. Capaldo picked up the ball, moved into the penalty area and shot into the far corner with his weaker left foot.

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77 seconds later, Gloukh made amends for his missed penalty. Ratkov provided the groundwork for the director, who was successful just inside the sixteen with a shot that was slightly deflected by Mateo Karamatic.

Capaldo scored to decide the game
Shortly after the break, Hartberg could have made it exciting again, but Donis Avdijaj missed well from a good position (46'). A short time later, Salzburg finally made things clear. Dorgele's Nene crossed the ball into the middle, Capaldo rose highest and headed in to make it 3:0.

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Salzburg coach Pep Lijnders reacted with a quadruple change after just over an hour in the first game with new sporting director Rouven Schröder in the stadium. Among others, Kamil Piatkowski had to leave the pitch after apparently suffering a muscle injury. Nothing changed in the game, with the home side continuing to dictate the play. Ratkov had the 4:0 at his feet, but Sallinger saved (65').

The Serbian was credited with the next assist ten minutes later. "Joker" Daghim put in a strong run, Ratkov played the one-two with his heel and the Dane finished for his first Bundesliga goal. Eighth-placed Hartberg remained without a clear scoring chance until the end and have now gone five rounds without a win, picking up just two points during this period.

The result:
Red Bull Salzburg - TSV Hartberg 4:0 (2:0)
Wals-Siezenheim, Red Bull Arena, 3394 spectators, SR Pfister

Goals: 1:0 (34.) Capaldo, 2:0 (36.) Gloukh, 3:0 (50.) Capaldo, 4:0 (75.) Daghim

Yellow cards: Bidstrup, Guindo or Sallinger, Karamatic, Wilfinger, Avdijaj, Markus

Salzburg: Schlager - Capaldo, Piatkowski (62. Gadou), S. Baidoo, Guindo - Bidstrup (63. Bajcetic), Diambou (77. Kawamura) - Clark, Gloukh (63. Yeo), Nene (63. Daghim) - Ratkov 
Hartberg: Sallinger - Heil (72. Demir), Wilfinger, Komposch, Karamatic (72. Hardley), Pfeifer - Avdijaj (79. Karner), Markus, Diarra (58. Kainz) - Hoffmann (72. Amadin), Mijic

Comments:

 Pepijn Lijnders (Salzburg coach): "It was a good first step. We played well recently and created chances, but today we killed the game. That was what I told the team we had to do. As for Piatkowski's injury, we'll know more tomorrow. The team needs this kind of win, it builds confidence. We have to turn our dominance into goals."

Manfred Schmid (Hartberg coach): "We set our sights high, especially after the break, but with the quick 0:3 it was very difficult. The result is too high. I'm partly satisfied with the defense, we had good ball wins. Salzburg weren't as secure as they normally are. My team never stopped playing. We also had one or two chances. Now we have to focus on the important game against GAK. We want to go into the winter break with a good feeling. We won't give up the fight for the top six, but it's not a must. When you see which teams are in front, it's about one place. It will be difficult, but it's not impossible."