Thanks to a clear increase in performance in the second half and a free kick from Matthäus Taferner (83rd), the Watten team scored 1-1 (0-1) in the ninth round of the Bundesliga against Blau-Weiß Linz and increased their lead in ninth place Bottom group GAK on five points.
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Blue-White, which already seemed to be on the way to victory thanks to an own goal from Jamie Lawrence (29th), failed to catch up with league leaders Sturm Graz due to a weak second half, at least until Sunday. The Scheiblehner team is currently in third place, two points behind the champions.
Blue and white chances after a lukewarm start
Both teams sent two new players into the starting line-up. At the WSG, in comparison to the 3-1 win over WAC, it was Lennart Czyborra and Lukas Sulzbacher, and Linz’s Alexander Schmidt and Silvan Wallner. The game only got going after around 20 minutes. BW goalgetter Ronivaldo headed past the goal (18th), a little later the WSG cleared just in front of the line after a dangerous header from Fabio Strauss (21st).
The Tyroleans now became more active, recording a blocked shot from Cem Üstündag (28th). It was precisely in this phase that the WSG fell behind due to an unfortunate action. Lawrence, who was running towards the goal, kicked a sharp Stangl pass into his own goal. Blue-White got the upper hand, let the ball and opponents run and pressed for the second goal. In the best move, Ronivaldo put the ball on the outside post after a nice offensive move (35′).
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