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Thrilling Match in Wolfsberg Ends in Draw
Wolfsberg – An emotional and eventful match took place at the Lavanttal-Arena between Wolfsberger AC and Grazer AK, culminating in a draw. The match, valid for matchday 18 of the Austrian Bundesliga, was marked by the early expulsion of M. Sulzner from Wolfsberger AC in the 11th minute, which conditioned the rest of the encounter.
Despite playing with one man less for most of the match, Wolfsberger AC managed to maintain their composure. R. Harakate from Grazer AK opened the scoring in the 30th minute, but Wolfsberger AC responded quickly and D. Atanga equalized in the 39th minute. Grazer AK dominated ball possession with 62% compared to Wolfsberger AC’s 38%, and created a greater number of goal chances (16 total shots, 10 on target) compared to their rival (8 total shots, 3 on target).
In the second half, R. Harakate put Grazer AK ahead again in the 67th minute. When everything seemed to indicate a visitor victory, E. Kojzek of Wolfsberger AC appeared in the 88th minute to equalize the score and seal the final draw. Referee Safak Barmaksiz showed a total of 5 yellow cards (2 for Wolfsberger AC and 2 for Grazer AK), in addition to the red card for the home player.
Substitutions wolfsberger ac: at minute 27 D. Avdijaj came in and E. Agyeman went out., at minute 66 A. Gattermayer came in and E. Kojzek went out., at minute 66 D. Atanga came in and F. Wohlmuth went out., at minute 80 B. Matic came in and J. Ngankam went out.
Substitutions grazer ak: at minute 46 T. Koch came in and C. Lichtenberger went out., at minute 63 D. Maderner came in and A. Hofleitner went out., at minute 83 M. Olesen came in and T. Schriebl went out., at minute 87 L. Klassen came in and Y. Oberleitner went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wolfsberger AC
Grazer AK
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