Rescue in the relegation battle: Altach surprises Salzburg with an important point!

Rescue in the relegation battle: Altach surprises Salzburg with an important point!

FC Red Bull Salzburg experienced a bitter setback in the title race of the Austrian Bundesliga when the game against SCR Altach ended with a 1-1 draw. Although the "bulls" originally started to play strongly and took the lead through an early Altacher mistake, they could not maintain their performance. Thomas Letsch praised his team's offensive urge, but the Salzburgers couldn't do the second goal, such as Laola1 reported. Instead, the Altacher took the only chance to fight for a happy point through a penalty in the final phase.

Alexander Schlager, the goalkeeper of Salzburg, criticized the lack of efficiency of his teammates: "Of course it would have been better, we would have added the second goal," said Schlager after the game. Goalscorer Yorbe also expressed it disappointed: "The result is not good, we should have decided the game much earlier", as the Kicker . In the last minutes of the game, Salzburg vehemently pushed for victory, but the Altacher defensive, led by her keeper Dejan Stojanovic, stood and brought the important point home in the relegation battle.

a crazy duel

This point gain was of great importance for Altach, as it is thus closer to the non-relegation. Coach Fabio Ingolitsch celebrated the draw as a "gold value" for the self -confidence of his players. Altach fought until the last minute, even right-back Sandro Ingolitsch, who was responsible for the Salzburg opening goal due to a unsuccessful return pass, took out a penalty in the final phase and was sent off the pitch with yellow-red shortly before the final whistle. This game is classified for both teams as decisive in the further course of the season, especially for Salzburg, which is now still eight points behind the leaders Sturm Graz.