Red Bull Salzburg beats FC BW Linz in a thrilling match
Red Bull Salzburg secured a 2-0 victory over FC BW Linz in a thrilling match at the Hofmann Personal Stadion. Despite Salzburg’s overwhelming possession (76%), Linz stayed in the game during the first half, even having chances to open the scoring. However, Salzburg finally found the back of the net in the second half thanks to Ronivaldo and A. Briedl.
The game began at a slow pace, and neither side managed to create any real danger in the opponent’s box. Salzburg dominated possession, but Linz defended with discipline and waited for their chance to counter-attack.
The first goal came in the 46th minute, when Ronivaldo took advantage of a defensive error by Salzburg to break the deadlock. The second goal arrived in the 58th minute, this time thanks to a great finish by A. Briedl.
Despite the deficit, Linz kept fighting and had some opportunities to reduce the lead, but they couldn’t convert them. Salzburg, on the other hand, had no problem controlling the game and securing the three points.
In summary, it was a deserved victory for Red Bull Salzburg, who showed their superiority in the second half and made the most of the few opportunities they had. Linz fought bravely, but couldn’t avoid defeat.
Substitutions red bull salzburg: at minute 62 S. Bajcetic came in and L. Gourna-Douath went out., at minute 62 A. Terzic came in and D. Guindo went out., at minute 62 M. Bidstrup came in and M. Diambou went out., at minute 62 M. K. Yeo came in and K. Konate went out., at minute 81 A. Daghim came in and B. Clark went out.
Substitutions fc bw linz: at minute 65 P. Mensah came in and A. Briedl went out., at minute 75 F. Strauss came in and A. Schmidt went out., at minute 87 K. Dobras came in and Ronivaldo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC BW Linz
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