Fight for the climb: Rapid Vienna trembles after 1-1 in Banja Luka!

Fight for the climb: Rapid Vienna trembles after 1-1 in Banja Luka!

Wien, Österreich - In an exciting UEFA Conference League duel, Rapid Vienna against Borac Banja Luka has only reached a 1-1 and thus gave an important chance of winning. The match, which took place in the Gradski stadium, saw around 900 enthusiastic rapid fans, which created an impressive mood. After an intensive start, Borac striker Rogan missed the first big opportunity (19th), but the Viennese showed their class through a goal by Beljo in the 34th minute, which came about after a mistake by the Borac player KVRZIC. This was Beljo's fourth goal in the ongoing competition, which fueled the hopes of Viennese for a victory, like OE24. .

After the half-time break, Borac showed a strong reaction, which forced Rapid goalie Hedl to ward off a dangerous shot (46.). Rapid also had chances to decide the game before celebrating the supposed 2: 0 by Cvetkovic, which was known after a offside after a variety of verification. In the dramatic final phase, however, the equalization fell: a handball from Sangaré led to the penalty for Borac, which Vukovic safely converted in the 88th minute. Thus everything remains open to the second leg on March 13th in Vienna, where the decision to progress in the Conference League, as well as BBC reported .