Bundesliga draw

LIVE from 14:30: TSV Hartberg vs. Klagenfurt

Draw in Styria

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TSV Hartberg and Austria Klagenfurt shared the points in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The 1993 spectators in the Hartberg Arena saw a game with few chances that ended 1:1 (0:0). The visitors took the lead through Kosmas Gkezos (69') but Muharem Huskovic equalized (85'). The draw does not really help either team, Hartberg remain in eighth place, two points behind the top six, while Klagenfurt are tenth, four points behind bottom-placed Altach.

TSV coach Manfred Schmid was forced to make a number of changes to his starting XI due to the flu, making five changes from the 0-0 draw in Tyrol and switching from a back three to a back four. Manuel Pfeifer and Benjamin Markus, among others, were out due to illness. Winter newcomers Raphael Hofer and Jed Drew made up for this from the start. There were two changes for the Carinthians: Nicolas Binder came on for Florian Jaritz and Jonas Kühn replaced the feverish Christopher Wernitznig.

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Hartberg tried to take control of the game in icy conditions and were dominant for large parts of the first half. Drew and Elias Havel repeatedly produced good attacking moves, and the interplay between the two led to the best chance. The Australian set up the striker, who failed to beat Simon Spari with a shot from the edge of the box (25'). A free-kick after Martin Hinteregger's foul on Havel, for which the defender was yellow-carded, was headed over the goal by Donis Avdijaj (42').

Goals came after the break
Austria fired the first warning shot in the second half, Raphael Sallinger saving a free-kick from Christopher Cvetko (55'). In the 66th minute, Hartberg nestled in the Carinthian penalty area, but chances from Havel and Hofer were blocked by numerous visitors' legs. Youba Diarra ultimately shot over the goal. The goal came at the other end: A Kühn cross left the East Styrian defense unsorted, which Gkezos exploited with his head.

The hard-working hosts did not manage much in attack at first. Klagenfurt's attempts to relieve pressure through Ben Bobzien (79') and Solomon Bonnah (83') again ended with Sallinger. "Joker" Huskovic finally secured the equalizer with a tap-in after substitute Marco Hoffmann had previously failed to beat Spari. The VAR reviewed the situation for several minutes and finally awarded the goal. Bobzien missed the match ball and Sallinger was once again his master (91').

Hartberg now travel to bottom club Altach next Sunday (14:30), while Klagenfurt host GAK the day before (17:00).

Final score:
TSV Hartberg - Austria Klagenfurt 1:1 (0:0)
Hartberg, Profertil Arena, 1,993 spectators, SR Lechner
Goals: 0:1 (69.) Gkezos, 1:1 (85.) Huskovic
Yellow cards: Y. Diarra or Hinteregger, Koch, Cvetko

Hartberg: Sallinger - Heil, Komposch, Karamatic, Hofer (88. Demir) - Drew (70. Prokop), Kainz, Y. Diarra, Avdijaj - Mijic (70. Hoffmann), Havel (81. Huskovic)
Klagenfurt: Spari - Gkezos, Mahrer, Hinteregger - Bonnah, Salifou (78. Robatsch), Koch, Cvetko, Kühn (70. Jaritz) - Bobzien (93. Kitz), Binder