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FC BW Linz Secures Hard-Fought Home Victory Against a Depleted Altach
Linz, Austria – In a match played at the Hofmann Personal Stadion, FC BW Linz achieved a valuable victory against SCR Altach in the eighth matchday of the Austrian Bundesliga. The encounter, marked by intensity and tactical discipline, ended with a score favorable to the home team, although Altach dominated possession of the ball with 61% compared to Linz’s 39%.
The first half was characterized by midfield battles and the accumulation of cards. C. Cvetko from Linz was cautioned in the 8th minute, followed by O. Diawara and M. Ouedraogo from Altach in the 18th and 29th minutes, respectively. Just before halftime, Ronivaldo broke the deadlock with a goal in the 42nd minute, assisted by S. Pirkl, giving Linz the lead.
The second half continued with the same tone, with increased tension. N. Maier received a yellow card for Linz in the 66th minute. The turning point came in the 69th minute when M. Ouedraogo from Altach, already cautioned, received a red card, leaving his team with ten men. The rest of the match unfolded with Altach trying to recover from the numerical inferiority and Linz defending their lead. F. Milojevic from Altach was also cautioned in the 75th minute, and A. Pasic from Linz received a yellow card in the 87th minute.
In terms of overall statistics, Linz took 11 shots, of which 2 were on target and 6 were off target, while Altach attempted 8 shots, with only 1 on target and 4 wide. Linz committed 9 fouls and Altach 13. FC BW Linz takes home three important points, while SCR Altach will have to analyze the refereeing decisions and their play for the upcoming matches.
Substitutions fc bw linz: at minute 56 C. Cvetko came in and M. Fofana went out., at minute 63 Ronivaldo came in and N. Maier went out., at minute 85 D. Reiter came in and O. Wahling went out.
Substitutions scr altach: at minute 63 S. Mustapha came in and S. Hrstic went out., at minute 74 P. Greil came in and E. Yalcin went out., at minute 74 O. Diawara came in and L. Lukacevic went out., at minute 83 F. Milojevic came in and A. Fetahu went out., at minute 83 S. Ingolitsch came in and M. Oswald went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC BW Linz
SCR Altach
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