GAK according to Derby bankruptcy in the table cellar: what for the team now?

GAK according to Derby bankruptcy in the table cellar: what for the team now?

In the Styria derby, the GAK had to accept a bitter defeat. Against TSV Hartberg, the team lost 0: 3 and thus remains in the table cellar in the Bundesliga. The first half of the game, which took place in the Mercury Arena in Graz, was attractive for the audience, but the gates were missing. In the 36th minute Patrik Mijic Hartberg put a header after a corner flank.

GAK player Petar Filipovic expressed lack of understanding after the game about the different performance of his team in the two halves. "After the 1-0, the team was broken," said Marco Perchtold and added that the players striked to keep their level. Hartberg's coach Manfred Schmid, on the other hand, praised the second half of his team, who played determined and secured the result with other goals from Dominik Prokop in the 60th minute (penalty) and Donis Avdijaj in the 84th minute.

weak performance of the GAK

for the GAK it was the second game in a row that they lost after they had already looked against the WAC 3: 4. The GAK stays in the table cellar, while Hartberg is in 8th place and has three points behind the 6th place, which Blau-Weiß Linz occupied. Hartberg dominated the game, but initially had difficulty becoming dangerous. GAK was rarely able to penetrate the last third after the deficit and had no significant chances after the 2-0.

The game ended for both teams with two yellow-red cards each: Furkan Demir and Michael Lang from the Gak had to leave the field in the 92nd and 95th minute. Christopher Jäger had the referee management.

player change and contractual situations

Hartberg had called two young players into the starting eleven: Damjan Kovacevic and Emmanuel Ojukwu, both of whom had moved into the team due to barriers. Kovacevic received special praise for his performance, while Ojukwu was replaced in the first half, but also showed positive approaches. Paul Komposch, who mentions the unclear contractual situation, is proud of his team and emphasizes the importance of the upcoming game and the cup final.

With this defeat, the GAK urgently needs to work on its performance so as not to slip further in the coming games. The Bundesliga table shows a tough reality in which every point counts. An increased focus on the upcoming games will now be essential to avert the impending relegation situation. Further details on the table can be found on the official side of the Bundesliga, where decisions about the championship and European parliamentations are also important.

For GAK and their supporters, it is to be hoped that the team will soon be back on the road to success. Otherwise, the season could take an even more unpleasant turn, as the current results show.

For more information about the current situation of the teams in the Bundesliga, visit the Bundesliga and read the reporting of Krone as well) LAOLA1.