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Only three days after the derby in the league, the second round of the fight for dominance takes place in the round of the ÖFB Cup. The Rapidler won the first part on Sunday in a lively game with a 1-0 goal by a goal from Schobesberger in the 55th minute. The referee was unfortunately a few times in the focus and evaluated on both sides a controversial scene not as a penalty. By this victory, Rapid was able to extend its lead over Austria to four points and secure third place. The violets also lost the third game in a row after the opening match. Can the Violeten regain shape on Wednesday evening, or can the Greens triumphant? The kick-off in the Ernst Happel Stadium is at 7.30 pm.
Austria Vienna :
It seems quite as if the Vienna Austria has a problem with top games. In the Bundesliga, Austria have played twice against Spielmanns Sturm Graz, two times against Rapid and once against Red Bull Salzburg, and brought only meager two points from five games. Even the opponents in the Europa League (AC Milan, HNK Rijeka and AEK Athens) have not won yet, so the question arises: Is the quality of the squad only for the weaker teams of the Austrian league? However, one thing should not be forgotten with this question. Austria Vienna is currently struggling with considerable injuries. No less than nine players are currently unavailable, including the two goalies Robert Almer and Osman Hadzikic.
In Derby, Rapid got the better start, but did not take the lead until 55 minutes. Rapid had a little more chance up to this point, but also the Austria came a few times dangerous before goal. In the 81st minute, the most critical scene of the game was probably the fastest defense by Lucas Galvao, who saw the red card right away, Stefan Schwab, who was in the wall, defended the following free-kick by Raphael Holzhauser Elbow in his own penalty area, the whistle of referee Schörgenhofer remained silent. For coach Thorsten Fink, a 1: 1 performance was justified: “A wrong decision, for me a clear hand penalty. If the result is 1: 1, that would be the right result for me. “With this defeat, Austria Vienna now has four points behind the Rapid City rivals and is already ten points behind the leader of the Sturm Graz. But there are two positive messages. The last suspended Felipe Pires, one of the most important players in Austrias offensive, returns to the team and Heiko Westermann, who was replaced in the 63rd minute, did not get it any worse and can already be used again on Wednesday.
Rapid Vienna:
The green-whites are in an absolute form-high. Since the end of August, Rapid has not lost a game and has a record of five victories and two draws in this league, including a 2-2 win at the Red Bull Salzburg, where the Hütteldorfer will still be in 2: : 1. In the table Rapid, with the victory in Derby on Sunday, increased the points lead to the Austria to four points and shortened the backdrop to Red Bull Salzburg, which took only a flattering point at the Admira on the previous day, to three points. However, as the Bundesliga leaders Sturm won again, the Steirer remained behind the old six points.
The Derby from the perspective of the Rapidler was a reflection of what had already been seen in the last weeks. With Lucas Galvao, the new commitment in the summer of the SCR Altach, the initially wobbly rapid defense was stabilized and lost with the 26-year-old Brazilian not yet a single game. Rapid, however, did not get a goal (the last three games were won to zero), but the attack still hampers the chances of winning. Rapid would have scored a goal much earlier, but once again the ball was missing. Outstanding man in the field was the focus (the contract prolongation is still in the limbo) Philipp Schobesberger, who had the other time with fast tempodribblings the Austria defense look old. Almost as a symbol for the odds, the ball was unintentionally in the goal like the gold goal shooter after the game itself admitted: “I am of course glad about the first headball goal in my professional career and, in addition, such an important one. Of course, I wanted the ball on the goal … no fun, I wanted to put him on Kvilitaia. But luckily, the ball has come to the edge. “The referee in this game was not only on the violet side. On the other hand, referee Schörgenhofer rushed a foul after a long pass, which Louis Schaub ran alone on the goalkeeper, on the other hand there was also in the violet penalty area Elferalarm, as Raphael Holzhauser the wieselflinken Philipp Schobesberger easily caught on foot, like the Austria midfielder after the game also admitted.
Austria Vienna – Rapid Vienna head to head matches
22.10.17 BUN Austria Vienna Rapid Vienna 0 : 1
06.08.17 BUN Rapid Vienna Austria Vienna 2 : 2
23.04.17 BUN Rapid Vienna Austria Vienna 0 : 2
12.02.17 BUN Austria Vienna Rapid Vienna 1 : 1
23.10.16 BUN Rapid Vienna Austria Vienna 0 : 2