KLAGENFURT. LASK Linz prevails over Austria Klagenfurt 3-1. LASK Linz was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Marin Ljubičić (36′), Florian Flecker (40′) and Elias Havel (44′). Austria Klagenfurt reduced the distance with a goal (56′) by Solomon Bonnah, but there was not much to do for them. Austria Klagenfurt lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Wörthersee Stadion stadium in Klagenfurt on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Sebastian Gishamer with the support of Santino Schreiner and Herbert Mimra. The 4th official was Emil Ristoskov. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.26 degrees Celsius or 72.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Austria Klagenfurt

1 - 3

LASK Linz

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 8 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 153 Attack 98
  • 48 Dangerous attack 31
  • 95 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austria Klagenfurt had a strong ball possession 56% while LASK Linz was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austria Klagenfurt was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, LASK Linz was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Austria Klagenfurt shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, LASK Linz shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Austria Klagenfurt received 1 yellow card (Rico Benatelli). On the other side, LASK Linz received 5 yellow cards (Ivan Ljubić, Sascha Horvath, Elias Havel, George Bello and Ivan Ljubić).

Match Timeline

10'
George Bello- Yellow
Rico Benatelli- Yellow
26'
31'
Elias Havel- Yellow
36'
Marin Ljubicic(goal)Sascha Horvath
40'
Florian Flecker(goal)Robert Žulj
42'
Sascha Horvath- Yellow
44'
Elias Havel(goal)
Solomon Bonnah- sub ->Simon Straudi
46'
46'
Florian Jaritz- sub ->Jonas Arweiler
46'
Solomon Bonnah(goal)Sinan Karweina
56'
Nikola Đorić- sub ->Kosmas Gezos
57'
64'
Sanoussy Ba- sub ->George Bello
64'
64'
Aaron Sky Schwarz- sub ->Sinan Karweina
65'
85'
Maksym Taloverov- sub ->Sascha Horvath
90'
Ivan Ljubic - sub ->Robert Žulj
90'
Ivan Ljubic - Yellow
90'
Ivan Ljubic - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
39
9
LASK Linz
35
22
Hartberg
34
22
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Austria Klagenfurt
22
9
Austria Wien
33
22
Wolfsberger AC
30
22
Rheindorf Altach
19
22
Blau-Weiß Linz
19
22
WSG Tirol
14
22
Austria Lustenau
10
22

After this contest, Austria Klagenfurt will stay with 10 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, LASK Linz will have 14 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Austria Klagenfurt will play away with LASK Linz on the 16th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of LASK Linz (3 draws).

LASK Linz will host Salzburg on the 16th of March with a 23-4 head to head statistic in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).

Austria Klagenfurt – Formation

Austria Klagenfurt
G
Phillip Menzel 13.Germany
6.3
D
Kosmas Gezos 8.Greece
6.3
57'
D
Nicolas Wimmer 37.Austria
7.0
D
Thorsten Mahrer 31.Austria
6.7
M
Andy Irving 19.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Till Schumacher 33.Germany
7.0
M
Simon Straudi 17.Italy
6.4
46'
M
Rico Benatelli 20.Germany
7.1
26'
M
Christopher Cvetko 14.Austria
6.4
F
Jonas Arweiler 39.Germany
6.4
46'
F
Sinan Karweina 10.Germany
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Marco Knaller 1.Austria
D
Nikola Đorić 4.Serbia
7.0
57'
D
Solomon Bonnah 2.Netherlands
7.7
46' 56'
M
Florian Jaritz 7.Austria
6.8
46'
M
Mark Jackson 24.Austria
M
Turgay Gemicibasi 81.Turkey
6.7
46'
M
Aaron Sky Schwarz 77.Austria
6.7
65'

Austria Klagenfurt started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Peter Pacult decided to play with the following team: Phillip Menzel (6.3), Kosmas Gezos (6.3), Thorsten Mahrer (6.7), Nicolas Wimmer (7.0), Simon Straudi (6.4), Andy Irving (6.4), Rico Benatelli (7.1), Christopher Cvetko (6.4), Till Schumacher (7.0), Jonas Arweiler (6.4) and Sinan Karweina (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Florian Jaritz (6.8), Nikola Đorić (7.0), Christopher Wernitznig, Turgay Gemicibaşi (6.7), Aaron Sky Schwarz (6.7), Solomon Bonnah (7.7) and Marco Knaller.

Substitutions

Austria Klagenfurt made 5 changes: Simon Straudi for Solomon Bonnah (46′), Andy Irving for Turgay Gemicibaşi (46′), Jonas Arweiler for Florian Jaritz (46′), Kosmas Gezos for Nikola Đorić (57′) and Sinan Karweina for Aaron Sky Schwarz (65′).

Best player: Solomon Bonnah​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austria Klagenfurt was Solomon Bonnah.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

LASK Linz – Formation

LASK Linz
G
Tobias Lawal 1.Austria
6.8
D
Philipp Ziereis 5.Germany
7.0
D
Andrés Andrade 16.Panama
7.1
D
Felix Luckeneder 33.Austria
7.0
M
Elias Havel 24.Austria
7.0
64' 31' 44'
M
Florian Flecker 29.Austria
7.3
40'
M
George Bello 2.United States
7.1
64' 10'
M
Branko Jovicic 18.Serbia
6.6
M
Sascha Horvath 30.Austria
7.7
85' 42'
M
Robert Zulj 10.Austria
7.8
90'
F
Marin Ljubicic 9.Croatia
7.3
64' 36'
Substitutes
G
Jörg Siebenhandl 28.Austria
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
6.7
64'
D
Maksym Taloverov 4.Ukraine
6.4
85'
M
Ivan Ljubic 21.Austria
90' 90'
F
Moses Usor 17.Nigeria
F
Thomas Goiginger 27.Austria
6.6
64'
F
Moussa Koné 11.Senegal
6.8
64'

LASK Linz started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Thomas Sageder played with: Tobias Okiki Lawal (6.8), Philipp Ziereis (7.0), Andrés Andrade (7.1), Felix Luckeneder (7.0), Florian Flecker (7.3), Branko Jovičić (6.6), Sascha Horvath (7.7), George Bello (7.1), Marin Ljubičić (7.3), Robert Žulj (7.8) and Elias Havel (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jörg Siebenhandl, Moses Usor, Thomas Goiginger (6.6), Moussa Koné (6.8), Sanoussy Ba (6.7), Ivan Ljubić and Maksym Taloverov (6.4).

Substitutions

LASK Linz made 5 changes: Sascha Horvath for Maksym Taloverov (85′), Robert Žulj for Ivan Ljubić (90′), Marin Ljubičić for Moussa Koné (64′), George Bello for Sanoussy Ba (64′) and Elias Havel for Thomas Goiginger (64′).

Best player: Robert Žulj​

The player that probably impressed the most for LASK Linz was Robert Žulj even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.​