Rapid Vienna in the crisis: Historical defeat series strikes!

Rapid Vienna in the crisis: Historical defeat series strikes!

In an exciting duel in Linz, the SK Rapid experienced a bitter moment: The club lost 1: 2 against the Linz ASK and thus sets up a historical negative record, as three league games were lost in one calendar year for the first time. Coach Robert Klauss expressed his disappointment and emphasized the need to increase concentration in order to minimize the multitude of mistakes that made simple goals possible for the opponent. "We are in a phase where we invest a lot, but don't score the goal," said Klauss. Another compressed load is built up by the upcoming home game against Altach, which urgently needs to be won.

The key moments of the game

The game started to compensate for the first time, but the LASK took control after half -time. Christoph Lang scored the first goal for the Linzer after a catastrophic ball loss from Rapid. After that it was George Bello who scored 2-0 in the 78th minute with an impressive long shot. Substitute Andrija Radulović was able to score the connecting goal for Rapid in added time, but the hoped -for point failed. Rapid takes this defeat to 5th place and lets the distances to the top of the table and the direct competitors shrink, as Sportschau

LASK coach Markus Schopp praised the performance of his team and the energy they brought onto the pitch, while Christoph Lang expressed his joy about victory: "The goal was good for us," he said, emphasizing the joint appearance that contributed to success. The LASK is now in 6th place in the table and with this victory has refueled new self -confidence in terms of the upcoming games in which they want to increase the pressure on the top teams, as Krone