The LASK loses a terrain on Salzburg
The courageously fighting promoted Austria Lustenau was able to wrest a 1-1 draw from LASK at home.
Lukas Fridrikas (right) scored Lustenau’s late equalizer.
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Of the LASK failed to win in the Bundesliga for the second time in a row. The people of Linz had to settle for a 1-1 draw at newly promoted Austria Lustenau on Sunday, a result they had recently won in the derby against Ried. As a result, the deficit of the first pursuer, who is the only league team undefeated, to leaders Salzburg increased to three points after the eighth round. The “Bulls” had won 3-0 in Ried on Saturday.
After a goal by Keito Nakamura (23rd) in the Reichshofstadion in front of 4,300 spectators, Linz looked like the sure winner for a long time. Lukas Fridrikas defeated the home team with his goal in the 82nd minute, but still gained a point. Immediately afterwards, LASK right-back Filip Stojkovic saw the traffic light card because of criticism (83rd). But nothing changes in the result. Lustenau is four competitive games without a win, with six points less than Linz as fourth in the table, but more than planned.
In the first duel between the two teams since April 8, 2000, the guests could have gotten off to a flying start, but missed a double chance through Efthymios Koulouris and Robert Zulj (6th). But the home side didn’t hide in a fast first half either, Alexander Schlager made sure of a shot from Yadaly Diaby for the short corner (15th).
missed preliminary decision
The guest guide then falls from the most beautiful combination in the entire game. Zulj sent Thomas Goiginger, whose cross Koulouris couldn’t stop, but the free-standing Nakamura shot in. The 22-year-old Japanese has scored for the fifth time this season and is second in the league’s scoring list behind his suspended striker colleague Marin Ljubicic.
The lead remained as Schlager was not surprised by an Anderson header (29th). After the restart, Linzer should have made everything clear. A header from Philipp Ziereis went over it (48′), goalie Domenik Schierl parried a Nakamura shot (56′). Nothing indicated an equalizer, but the many players in Lustenau dress provided a breath of fresh air, which was rewarded with the equalizer.
Anderson served Bryan Teixeira and Fridrikas converted his cross from twelve meters via the inside bar. Stojkovic criticized shortly after a foul by referee Andreas Heiss and was therefore sent off. That could have happened to the ex-Rpidler before the break, when he was lucky to have only received a yellow card when he fouled Teixeira.