The “Red Bulls” won 3-0 on Friday evening against Austria who had no chance in the end. The chances of a higher victory were there after a strong performance after a change of sides. The Viennese missed a surprise. The Violets lacked the necessary efficiency, after failures in defense serious mistakes crept in.
Wals-Siezenheim. Especially in the first 45 minutes, both teams offered a brilliant start to the new season. The victory was then analyzed emotionlessly by the defending champion. “We knew what we were capable of,” said Maximilian Wöber, who again led the team onto the pitch in place of Andreas Ulmer. The home win was “satisfactory”, said the team player. His trainer Matthias Jaissle saw the foundation laid. His team wouldn’t get any weaker now.
“Certain processes are not yet as automatic as we want them to be. That also has to do with the fact that many national players joined the team late. It will get better ‘step by step’,” said the German. Salzburg can work in peace, even if after the third of the past season with Sturm Graz, the runner-up is waiting away next week. In any case, the pressure of the Champions League qualification is gone, the champion is firmly in the group phase.
Jaissle saw above all the defensive work as expandable. “If Austria had used their chances, our dominance wouldn’t have been so great,” he said. After three big chances in the first half, the Viennese found the first of them after just 20 seconds Salzburg Coach (“We were very happy there”) in the dressing room apparently the right tone. Dominated after changing sides Salzburg what happened while Austria fell behind. Now there was a class difference.
The new offensive power Fernando made it 2-0 (56th) after Benjamin Sesko’s opening goal (37th), which the Brazilian celebrated with flic-flac worth seeing. To what extent Jaissle liked the trick remained open. “His biggest attribute is apparently his celebration,” joked the coach. In any case, the 23-year-old, who was signed by Shakhtar Donetsk in April, brings “an unbelievable amount of quality”. The double strike by Noah Okafor (61st) ended Austria’s hopes. In the end, Ulmer came on as well. Jaissle didn’t want to rate the veteran’s joker role too highly: “For me, the performance principle counts. Andi Ulmer is an important player for us on and off the pitch.”
The 0:3 brought his opponent Manfred Schmid a worry line more. It was started by a dreadful blunder by Liverpool loanee Billy Koumetio. The 19-year-old Frenchman had to stand in for Johannes Handl, who was on the sidelines after an unfortunate fall with a injured shoulder. In central defense, Austria’s Lukas Mühl had already failed. The captain for a good reason: his daughter was born on match day.
Without defensive stability there was nothing for Austria in Wals-Siezenheim. Goalkeeper Christian Früchtl was Austria’s best man. Schmid’s plan – to score points with efficiency – didn’t work out. “If you find chances here, you have to take advantage of them,” stressed the coach. Be unbeatable Salzburg Not. “If someone uses it better than we do, then there are options,” Schmid said. However, one thing is clear: “Once they’re well-rehearsed, it won’t get any easier.” For Austria, the minus three points remain in the table. The next chance to compensate for the penalty is next Sunday in the home game against LASK.
Source: Nachrichten
