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Rapid Vienna Secures Narrow Victory to Start Bundesliga Season
Vienna, Austria – Rapid Vienna kicked off the 2025 Bundesliga season with a hard-fought victory over FC BW Linz at the Allianz Stadion. The only goal of the match came early on, in the 8th minute, when P. Dahl capitalized on an assist from J. Antiste to put the home side ahead.
Despite a slightly higher possession rate for Rapid Vienna (51%), FC BW Linz battled intensely, committing 15 fouls which resulted in two yellow cards, one for M. Moormann and the other for A. Pasic in the first half. Rapid Vienna, for their part, received one yellow card for M. Sangare.
While Rapid Vienna generated more opportunities, with 16 shots in total (5 on target), the FC BW Linz defense stood firm, limiting the damage to just one goal. FC BW Linz struggled to create real danger, managing only 3 shots, with only one on target. The home side earned 9 corners, while the visiting team failed to get any. The match was intensely fought, but Rapid Vienna managed to manage their advantage and secure all three points in their league debut.
Substitutions fc bw linz: at minute 58 Anderson came in and S. Seidl went out., at minute 72 A. Pasic came in and C. Cvetko went out., at minute 72 T. Goiginger came in and Joao Luiz went out., at minute 84 Ronivaldo came in and J. Knollmuller went out., at minute 84 N. Maier came in and M. Huskovic went out.
Substitutions rapid vienna: at minute 65 M. Seidl came in and D. Weixelbraun went out., at minute 65 A. Radulovic came in and C. M’Buyi went out., at minute 79 P. Dahl came in and L. Schaub went out., at minute 79 R. Amane came in and L. Grgic went out., at minute 85 J. Antiste came in and E. Kara went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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