FC RB Salzburg are in the final for the new time in a row – Fußball Vorarlberg –
The Mozart city won against Wolfsberger AC only after a penalty shootout.
the FC Salzburg is again in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup final. The Mozart city sit in the semi-finals RZ WAC 5:4 on penalties and meet the in the final on May 1st (5 p.m.) in Klagenfurt’s Wörthersee Stadium SV Ried. After extra time the score was 1-1.
The hosts started the game energetically in the Lavanttal Arena and immediately converted their first attack into the lead: Eliel Perez serves the central player from the right in the second minute of the game Michael Liendlit sticks through perfectly Matthew Taferner and the 21-year-old shoots alone in front of the Salzburg goalkeeper Philip Koehn a.
Wolfsberg is clearly the game-determining team in the early stages and can celebrate again five minutes later. Köhn starts a cross and takes a step back on the goal line, the WAC players believe in a goal, but the team of referees change Mark Hammer is did not consider that the ball was entirely behind the line.
Salzburg don’t get going in the early stages and also have to change for the first time early in the game. Karim Adeyemi makes due to thigh problems for Noah Okafor Space. Apart from one or the other free-kick situation, the defending champion does not find any offensive action in the first half of the game. The WAC can all prevent the fast pace advances, but before the break they don’t find any more clear scoring chances themselves.
After the restart, the Mozartstadters have more possession of the ball, but it takes until the 64th minute for the substitute to come on Benjamin Sesko can finish dangerously for the first time. The Slovenian’s shot after a cross from Andrew Ulmer goes over the gate. In the 77th minute, Sesko does it better: brings an exchange pass Rasmus Kristensen from the right with a head into the penalty area, the 18-year-old takes the ball with his back to the goal, takes aim immediately and scores to equalize. In the final minutes of regular time, Salzburg remains superior, a second goal is scored in 90 minutes, but neither team.
In extra time, Salzburg initially had a good chance to score. A deflected shot from Brenden Aaronson drops dangerously, but ultimately goes just past the gate Alexander Koefler past. In the 112th minute, Peretz had another lead on the Carinthian side, but the Israeli didn’t hit the ball properly. For Sesko on the Salzburg side, the game is over in the early extra time: He goes into the duel with Peretz with a leg that is too high and looks straight red.
Ultimately, the penalty shootout must decide the winner of the game. There Köhn can take the penalty from Christopher Wernitznig parry, all other shooters remain accurate. Sunk the crucial penalty Oumar Solet For the guests. This means that FC Red Bull Salzburg is in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup final for the ninth time in a row.
RZ Pellets WAC vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg 4:5 ie, 1:1 nV (1:0, 1:1)
Goals: Taferner (2nd) and Sesko (77th)
Red: Sesko (117th)
The cup winners of the last 10 years:
2021: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2020: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2019: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2018: SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz
2017: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2016: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2015: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2014: FC Red Bull Salzburg
2013: FC Pasching
2012: FC Red Bull Salzburg
The other dates in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup 2021/22:Final:
FC Red Bull Salzburg versus SV Guntamatic Ried
1st of May