The old song got the next verse at LASK: the athletes in the Bundesliga took the lead against Austria 1-0, the 2-2 meant the fourth home game in a row without a win. “We lost points that couldn’t be lost,” said coach Dietmar Kühbauer. Still, it sounded different this time.
LASK scored 1-0 for the twelfth time in the 13th round. After the (controversial) penalty kick, which Robert Zulj converted (55th), the athletes stormed forward in contrast to many previous games – and still needed Sascha Horvath’s dream goal in the 87th minute to avert the third home defeat in a row . “Fortunately, one ripped off me. No, joking aside, we can be proud to have made it 2-2,” said Horvath. “There was a bit of anger at 2-2.”
Because LASK had been the better team and was still 1: 2 behind from the 83rd minute: At 1: 1 Filip Stojkovic did not get behind Manuel Polster with the pass into the depths (61st), at 1: 2 Marvin Martins won after a free kick, the header duel against Rene Renner (83rd).
“We made two mistakes, Austria exploited them mercilessly,” said Kühbauer. He took the struggle against defeat as a positive aspect: “It was very important to come back and show that we can catch up from a deficit. We should have won, but football is like that, so we have to be happy with the point. ” Peter Michorl, who had played the pass into the penalty area, was also ambivalent, as a result of which the penalty was called. “If you’re 2-1 down in the 83rd minute, it’s a point won. We deserved more if we played after the break,” he said. “Austria have had two shots on goal. We finally have to keep a clean sheet.”
In the cup against Klagenfurt
The 2:2 was the third last Bundesliga match in Pasching before LASK moved into the new arena on the Gugl in 2023. The Waldstadion received a bonus game yesterday: The athletes got Klagenfurt as their opponent at home in the quarter-final draw of the ÖFB Cup. LASK has won 3-1 against the Carinthians this season, both at home and away. Kühbauer: “The home game is a good thing, but it’s still a long way off.” The game will take place on February 3rd, 4th or 5th.
A good story outside of football was written during the half-time break: Markus, a fan from Wels, proposed over the stadium microphone. The wave rushed over the north stand when his future wife answered “yes”. Austria then said “no” to LASK’s home win.
Source: Nachrichten
