Two hearts are beating in his chest, said forwards coach Daniel Madlener immediately after the final whistle in the 2-2 draw of the Rot-Weiss against Rapid Vienna II: “On the one hand, it was important for us to score and the team’s further development in terms of play is clear seen. On the other hand, we had chances to win the game and gave out two presents.”
At the start of the league, SK BMDwarts Steyr presented themselves to their fans as surprisingly compact and dynamic right from the start. The test match results had not let expect this.
But after just six minutes, a piercing scream silenced the spectators: Silvio Apollonio had twisted his ankle without touching an enemy during his championship debut in the Forward Stadium. The 22-year-old defender from St. Valentin tore a meniscus and cruciate ligament in his left knee and will be out for months.
“Apollonio had the necessary speed, his failure hurts,” explains Madlener, “but we will be able to compensate for this failure as a team.”
In the 21st minute, she proved that his eleven didn’t let the shock shake them, at least in the game against the Green-Whites . Alem Pasic missed the chance to make it 2-0 just three minutes later.
The next shock came in the 28th minute: goalkeeper Florian Eres played a back pass unchallenged in front of the penalty area, where three Rapid players were already lurking. As a result of this gift, Nicolas Binder equalized. But that’s not all: A deflected and therefore untenable long-range shot by Leopold Querfeld made it 1:2.
Alem Pasic redeemed the forward fans before the break: the midfield driver took over a cross from Günes volley and thundered the ball into the net to make it 2-2 – a goal of the month for coach Madlener.
After changing sides, the players had to pay their tribute to the oppressive heat. The few scoring chances of both teams brought nothing more, it remained at 2:2.
Source: Nachrichten