No goals again
Derby! LASK against Blau-Weiß Linz – LIVE from 5pm
Just like the other Sunday games in the Bundesliga, the Linz derby did not produce any goals. LASK drew 0-0 with Blau-Weiß in front of 19,000 spectators in an atmospheric and ultimately heated duel at the end of the spring opener. The Athletiker missed out on a 20-minute overtime and remain seventh, while their city rivals defended sixth place with a three-point lead. Blau-Weiß have taken seven points from the last three derbies.
Coach Markus Schopp only made one change to his starting XI compared to the ÖFB Cup win against Salzburg: new signing Christoph Lang was preferred to Samuel Adeniran, another newcomer. Robert Zulj, who no longer wears the captain's armband and was recently absent with an ailment, took his place on the bench. BW coach Gerald Scheiblehner fielded the same team as in the last match in December against Klagenfurt (2:1).
LASK dominated the game and had almost 70 percent possession in the first half. However, the city rivals held out and tried pinpricks. One of these came from Ronivaldo, whose shot was saved by keeper Tobias Lawal (8'). At the other end, Lang missed the best chance of the first 45 minutes after an attack via Maximilian Entrup and George Bello, with Radek Vitek reacting quickly to save his shot (18). A Ronivaldo goal was disallowed due to Simon Seidl being offside (26').
Red for Pirkl sharpens the game
Little changed after the break until Schopp brought on Zulj and Valon Berisha (56'). BW defender Martin Moormann caused the first excitement when he pushed Ivan Ljubic over with both hands in the penalty area (62'). Referee Walter Altmann showed mercy before justice. Shortly afterwards, Vitek cleared a Lang cross at the highest level (65'). At the other end, Seidl failed to take the lead, but his shot was saved by Lawal (72').
Blue & White then weakened themselves. Simon Pirkl struck Zulj on the Achilles tendon with an open sole and was initially shown a yellow card. After a VAR review, Altmann sent him off with a red card (75'). Scheiblehner reacted by taking Ronivaldo and Seidl off the pitch and bringing on defenders Danilo Mitrovic and Kristijan Dobras. LASK pinned their opponents back and pressed for the lead, but were unable to take advantage of chaotic moments in the opposition penalty area. Philipp Ziereis (89') and Zulj (90') missed the best opportunities and keeper Vitek saved the draw for his team.
The visitors will probably be much happier with the points than the home side. LASK have at least managed to bounce back from two derby defeats, although their last win dates back to August 2023. In the next round, Schopp's side travel to GAK next Sunday, while the Blue & Whites host bottom club Altach on Saturday.
LASK - Blau-Weiß Linz 0:0
Linz, Raiffeisen Arena, 19,080 spectators (sold out), referee Altmann
Yellow cards: Smolcic, Adeniran and Schmidt
Red card: Pirkl (75./Foul)
LASK: Lawal - Jovicic, Ziereis, Smolcic, Bello - Coulibaly (56. Zulj), Ljubic - Safin (56. Berisha), Horvath (76. Bogarde) - Lang (76. Adeniran), Entrup
Blau-Weiß: Vitek - Pasic, Maranda, Moormann - Anderson, Diabate (93. Strauss), Briedl, Pirkl - S. Seidl (79. Mitrovic), Ronivaldo (79. Dobras), Goiginger (66. Schmidt)
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