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3-0 win over WSG Tirol
What a win! In the last 16 of the UNIQA ÖFB Cups, we took a richly-deserved 3-0 success against WSG Tirol. After a quiet opening phase had been brought to life by a penalty that Karim Konate converted to give us the lead, our Red Bulls stepped up another level in the second half and Aleksa Terzic curled in a sensational second Adam Daghim sealed it as a late substitute.
The draw for the quarter-finals has already taken place - we are to go away to LASK in early 2025.
17-year-old Joane Gadou made his first start for our Red Bulls tonight, and played superbly!
Match summary
The floodlights were shining through the fog in Salzburg - everything was set up for a midweek evening clash. Both teams turned up too, with an end-to-end opening before our boys increasingly gained control of proceedings against the deep Tirol defence. After around 30 minutes of play our attacking efforts picked up a speed, with our former player Adam Stejskal doing everything until then to keep us out.
A penalty awarded to our boys made the difference. A trip on Karim Konate was all it took for Harald Lechner to rightly point to the spot. Konate stepped up and converted cleanly to make it 1-0 at the break (35').
We increased the pressure in the second period with WSG struggling to get the ball away from their own half - it seemed only a matter of time until the second goal came. Bobby Clark's good effort from distance was parried by Stejskal into the path of Aleksa Terzic, who curled a sensational strike past the WSG goalkeeper (53') and delightedly celebrated the special goal!
The second goal further boosted the confidence of our Red Bulls, who were laying on an attacking onslaught with one dream move following the next. The third goal was surely on its way by this stage as Tirol gave up all hope of attacking!
We would indeed get one more strike to cherish. Pepijn Lijnders introduced a fresh quartet of late substitutes, one of whom - Adam Daghim - struck on his first opportunity. Konate picked out the onrushing Dane superbly at the far post and the 19-year-old smashed the ball in to seal a thoroughly comprehensive 3-0 win (83').
Tough away draw for next round
The identity of our quarter-final opponents is already known. We are to go away to face LASK, with the game played between 31 January and 2 February 2025. The focus is now on the Austrian Bundesliga, as we host GAK this Saturday (2 November).
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Line-up
Substitutions
Guindo for Terzic, Daghim for Nene, Diambou for Bajcetic, Morgalla for Capaldo (all 82'), Lukic for Konate (85')
Yellow cards
Bajcetic (10' foul), Gadou (43' dissent)
Injury news
Not available for the match were Amar Dedic (adductors), Gaoussou Diakite (hip), Fernando (thigh), Oscar Gloukh (thigh), Takumu Kawamura (knee), Petar Ratkov (thigh), Alexander Schlager (whiplash) and Moussa Yeo (ankle).
Out due to injuries sustained against WAC on Sunday were Samson Baidoo (head), Lucas Gourna-Douath (ankle) and Maurits Kjaergaard (ankle).
