Red Bull Salzburg edges out LASK Linz in a tight encounter
Red Bull Salzburg secured a 1-0 victory at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, in a match where LASK Linz fought hard throughout.
The first half saw yellow cards for P. Ziereis (11′) and B. Jovicic (31′) for LASK Linz.
Red Bull Salzburg came out strong in the second half, making a triple substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on M. K. Yeo, O. Gloukh and M. Bidstrup.
This proved to be a crucial move for the visitors, as just three minutes later, M. K. Yeo scored the only goal of the game, assisted by O. Gloukh (64′).
LASK Linz didn’t give up and continued to search for an equaliser, but Red Bull Salzburg defended their lead with resilience.
The game ended with a total of 4 yellow cards for LASK Linz and 1 for Red Bull Salzburg.
Despite the loss, LASK Linz showed their quality, having more possession of the ball and outshooting Red Bull Salzburg.
Overall, an exciting match where Red Bull Salzburg emerged victorious with a narrow win.
Substitutions lask linz: at minute 46 M. Talovierov came in and B. Jovicic went out., at minute 69 A. Taoui came in and L. Pintor went out., at minute 82 J. Boateng came in and M. Bogarde went out., at minute 82 A. Tibidi came in and M. Usor went out.
Substitutions red bull salzburg: at minute 61 M. K. Yeo came in and P. Ratkov went out., at minute 61 O. Gloukh came in and D. Nene went out., at minute 61 M. Bidstrup came in and M. Kjaergaard went out., at minute 69 A. Dedic came in and I. Van der Brempt went out., at minute 90 J. Mellberg came in and N. Capaldo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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