Semi-final fixed
ÖFB Cup: LASK against Red Bull Salzburg – 6.15 pm
LASK can continue to dream of their second cup win in the club's history. On Sunday, the team from Linz beat Red Bull Salzburg 2:1 (1:1,1:1,1:0) at home in the last quarter-final of the competition after extra time.
Branko Jovicic (71') had fired the home side into the "encore" after Salzburg's Oscar Gloukh (32') had scored, where new signing Samuel Adeniran (111') was the match-winner in a real cup fight.
This heralds a tough spring for the Bulls, who have been badly beaten in the Champions League and disappointing in the domestic championship. Although the visitors dominated for long stretches in Linz, they only created a few real chances. Not a good omen for the intended race to catch up in the coming weeks.
The team from Linz, who also started the spring with a lot of good intentions after a botched fall, got their first injection of courage. Possible opponents in the semi-finals are TSV Hartberg, Wolfsberg and Vienna Austria. The draw will take place on Friday.
Salzburg with Kawamura and Schlager, without Dedic
Salzburg coach Thomas Letsch gave long-injured summer signing Takumu Kawamura his first start in central midfield, while winter transfer Karim Onisiwo, who is ineligible for the CL, started up front. Letsch named ÖFB team goalkeeper Alexander Schlager as the clear number one and neo-captain Mads Bidstrup was also in the starting eleven. Amar Dedic, who was missing from the squad, is unlikely to feature again for the time being. According to Salzburg, the right-back has been released for transfer talks and, according to media reports, is likely to join French first division club Olympique Marseille on loan until the summer.
Coach Markus Schopp also brought in fresh faces at LASK: New signings Ismaila Coulibaly (midfield) and Adeniran (forward) were in the starting eleven, as was Enis Safin (midfield), who was brought up from the amateurs. The injured Robert Zulj, who had had to hand over his captain's armband to Philipp Ziereis, was not in the Athletiker squad.
The visitors clearly dominated the first half, but scoring chances were in short supply on both sides. Gloukh converted one of two notable opportunities to give Salzburg the lead after some luck with the ball. LASK did a solid job in defense, but were unable to make any impact going forward.
Linz equalizer not unstoppable
Even in the first phase after the break, LASK did not look capable of seriously embarrassing Salzburg. However, the substitutions of Valon Berisha and Melayro Bogarde after just over an hour brought new impetus, but no resounding results for the time being. The equalizer therefore came as a surprise. After a good opportunity for Salzburg striker Petar Ratkov, who had just come on as a substitute, Jovicic suddenly made an unchallenged run towards goal and his powerful shot from over 20 meters into the far corner did not seem completely unstoppable.
Salzburg's lack of danger had taken its revenge and led to a controversial final phase of regular time. However, Gloukh narrowly missed the target in the final minute (89'), meaning the game had to be decided in extra time. There Gloukh tested LASK goalkeeper Tobias Lawal (93'), who was playing again for the first time since his muscle injury in September. Shortly afterwards, Lawal successfully threw himself into a shot from Adam Daghim (94'), but was subsequently hit in the face by teammate Bogarde's studs and had to continue with a turban.
Finally, Adeniran made his grand entrance. A dangerous header from the American went just wide (107'), but a short time later, he headed Marco Sulzner's precise cross into the net with feeling.
LASK - Red Bull Salzburg 2:1 n.V. (1:1,1:1,0:1)
Linz, Raiffeisen Arena, 12,310, SR Lechner
Goals:
0:1 (32.) Gloukh
1:1 (71.) Jovicic
2:1 (109.) Adeniran
LASK: Lawal - Jovicic, Ziereis, Smolcic, Bello - Safin (65. Berisha), Coulibaly (65. Bogarde), Ljubic (85. Sulzner), Horvath - Entrup, Adeniran
Salzburg: Schlager - Capaldo, S. Baidoo, Blank, Terzic (112. Nene) - Yeo (69. E. Baidoo), Bidstrup (95. Morgalla), Kawamura (106. Caufriez), Gloukh - Onisiwo (69. Ratkov), Daghim
Yellow cards: Horvath, Bogarde, Berisha, Adeniran or Blank, Terzic
SV Stripfing/Weiden - TSV Hartberg 0:2 n.V. (0:0)
Vienna, Generali-Arena
Goals: Mijic (102.), Havel (105.)
WAC - Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3:1 (2:1)
Wolfsberg, Lavanttal-Arena.
Goals: Gattermayer (23.), Nwaiwu (29.), Zukic (50.) and Fetahu (37.) respectively.
Sturm Graz - FK Austria Vienna 0:2 (0:1)
Graz, Merkur Arena, 16,000 (sold out)
Goals: Ranftl (9.), Raguz (89.)
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