Since yesterday, 8:37 p.m., the final pairing in the ÖFB Cup has been decided: SV Guntamatic Ried, who beat Hartberg 2-1 on March 2nd, will meet at the showdown on May 1st (5 p.m.) in Klagenfurt FC Salzburg. The “Red Bulls” kept the upper hand at Wolfsberger AC 5:4 on penalties. With the exception of Christopher Wernitznig, who was denied by goalkeeper Philipp Köhn and the pole, all shooters scored from the spot. After 120 minutes it was 1-1.
A remarkable series is thus extended. The Mozart city-dwellers have only lost one match in this competition since the summer of 2013 – the 2018 final against SK Sturm (0:1) – and won the title no fewer than seven times. The eighth strike would be logical, Salzburg is clearly the favorite against Ried. The Innviertlers didn’t win a single one of the last nine duels, the last win to date was on February 13, 2016 with home advantage. Back then, Thomas Fröschl scored to make it 1-0 in the Bundesliga (62nd).
If the “Vikings” are to win their third cup after 1998 and 2011, everything has to fit. Salzburg are not invulnerable, that became clear in the Lavanttal Arena. The WAC demanded everything from the “Croesus”. After 120 seconds, Matthäus Taferner used a dry pass from Michael Liendl to make it 1-0 (2nd). In the 7th minute it could have been 2-0 – if not it had to be. Goalie Köhn fished down a cross and then took the step back that suggested the ball had crossed the line. There was no resolution by an electronic eye, the aid of goal-line technology is not available.
Salzburg were counted and weakened after the loss of top striker Karim Adeyemi, who limped off the field with a thigh injury (18th). Only after about an hour did the “Red Bulls” ignite the turbo, Benjamin Sesko, who was later to see red for a foul with a stretched leg (117th). made it 1: 1 (77th) from the turn.
Paris was worth a trip
Salzburg’s youth are separated by two wins from the triumph in the UEFA Youth League, which was won in 2017. The U19 team qualified for the Final-4 in Nyon with a 3-1 away win over Paris SG, where the next opponent will be Atletico Madrid (1-0 against Dortmund) on April 22nd. “The team showed incredible comeback qualities,” coach Rene Aufhauser was happy about a memorable afternoon that started with a cold shower – the 0:1 after just eleven seconds. But Oumar Diakite (37′), Roko Simic (72′) and Luka Reischl (92′) turned the tables.
Source: Nachrichten
