Wolfsberger AC beats LASK Linz 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Ballo

PASCHING. Wolfsberger AC prevails over LASK Linz 1-0 after T. Ballo scored a penalty (14').

Wolfsberger AC beats LASK Linz 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Ballo

PASCHING. Wolfsberger AC overcomes LASK Linz 1-0 after T. Ballo scored a penalty (14′). LASK Linz was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Robert Žulj received a red card (27′)​. This red card was one of the reason why LASK Linz lost the match.

The match was played at the TGW Arena stadium in Pasching on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Christopher Jäger with the help of Alexander Borucki and . The 4th official was Gabriel Gmeiner. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was cold at 7.37 degrees Celsius or 45.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 119 Attack 107
  • 52 Dangerous attack 33
  • 104 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

LASK Linz had a superior ball possession 61% while Wolfsberger AC was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

LASK Linz was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Wolfsberger AC succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

LASK Linz shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wolfsberger AC shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

LASK Linz received 5 yellow cards (Florian Flecker, Sascha Horvath, Moses Usor, George Bello and Filip Stojković). On the other side, Wolfsberger AC received 6 yellow cards (Sandro Altunashvili, Bernhard Zimmermann, Thierno Ballo, Pascal Muller, P. Muller and Adis Jasic).

(LASK Linz) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (27′).

Match Timeline

George Bello- Yellow
12'
14'
T. Ballo(penalty)
Filip Stojkovic- Yellow
29'
Robert Zulj  - Red
27'
Robert Zulj  (VAR_CARD)
27'
Branko Jovicic- sub ->Ivan Ljubić
35'
Moses Usor- Yellow
37'
Florian Flecker- sub ->George Bello
46'
57'
B. Zimmermann- Yellow
60'
T. Ballo- Yellow
Lenny Pintor- sub ->Valon Berisha
64'
66'
Adis Jasic- Yellow
67'
P. Müller- sub ->Bernhard Zimmermann
70'
P. Müller- Yellow
71'
Sandro Altunashvili- Yellow
69'
P. Müller(VAR_CARD)
Florian Flecker- Yellow
79'
Sanoussy Ba- sub ->Filip Stojković
82'
Elias Havel- sub ->Moses Usor
82'
84'
Thomas Sabitzer- sub ->Augustine Boakye
Sascha Horvath- Yellow
89'
90'
Sankara Karamoko- sub ->Thierno Ballo

Standings

After playing this match, LASK Linz stays with 34 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Wolfsberger AC will has 29 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, LASK Linz will play away against Rheindorf Altach on the 9th of March with a 17-2 head to head record in favor of LASK Linz (6 draws).

Wolfsberger AC will play away against Sturm Graz on the 9th of March with a 20-18 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (5 draws).

LASK Linz – Formation

LASK Linz
G
Tobias Lawal 1.Austria
7.3
D
George Bello 2.United States
6.0
46' 12'
D
Philipp Ziereis 5.Germany
7.0
D
Andrés Andrade 16.Panama
8.1
D
Filip Stojkovic 22.Montenegro
7.0
82' 29'
M
Robert Zulj   10.Austria
4.8
27'
M
Valon Berisha 14.Kosovo
6.8
64'
M
Moses Usor 17.Nigeria
6.7
82' 37'
M
Ivan Ljubic  21.Austria
6.4
35'
M
Sascha Horvath 30.Austria
7.5
89'
F
Marin Ljubicic 9.Croatia
6.7
Substitutes
G
Jörg Siebenhandl 28.Austria
D
Maksym Taloverov 4.Ukraine
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
6.8
82'
M
Branko Jovicic 18.Serbia
6.8
35'
F
Lenny Pintor 19.France
6.6
64'
F
Elias Havel 24.Austria
6.7
82'
F
Florian Flecker 29.Austria
6.6
46' 79'

LASK Linz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Sageder decided to play with the following team: Tobias Lawal (7.3), Filip Stojković (7.0), Philipp Ziereis (7.0), Andrés Andrade (8.1), George Bello (6.0), Ivan Ljubić (6.4), Sascha Horvath (7.5), Moses Usor (6.7), Robert Žulj (4.8), Valon Berisha (6.8) and Marin Ljubičić (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Maksym Taloverov, Branko Jovičić (6.8), Lenny Pintor (6.6), Elias Havel (6.7), Sanoussy Ba (6.8), Jörg Siebenhandl and Florian Flecker (6.6).

LASK Linz could not rely on the presence of Branko Jovičić (injured) and Sanoussy Ba (injured).

Substitutions

LASK Linz made 5 changes: Ivan Ljubić for Branko Jovičić (35′), Valon Berisha for Lenny Pintor (64′), George Bello for Florian Flecker (46′), Filip Stojković for Sanoussy Ba (82′) and Moses Usor for Elias Havel (82′).

Player of the match: Andrés Andrade​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LASK Linz was Andrés Andrade.

His rating is 8.1 with 80 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 17 duels out of 19.

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
7.3
D
7.3
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
7.5
D
E. Omić 44.Austria
7.3
M
Samson Tijani 6.Nigeria
7.1
M
T. Ballo 11.Austria
7.1
90' 60' Goals14'
M
Sandro Altunashvili 19.Georgia
7.5
71'
M
Augustine Boakye 20.Ghana
7.5
84'
M
L. Ibertsberger 26.Austria
7.3
M
Adis Jasic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7
66'
F
B. Zimmermann 9.Austria
6.4
67' 57'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
D
Cheick Mamadou Diabaté 5.Ivory Coast
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
M
P. Müller 14.Austria
6.4
67' 70'
F
Thomas Sabitzer 10.Austria
6.8
84'
F
Sankara Karamoko 12.Ivory Coast
90'
F
Thorsten Röcher 18.Austria

Wolfsberger AC started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Manfred Schmid played with: Hendrik Bonmann (7.3), Dominik Baumgartner (7.5), Ervin Omic (7.3), Jonathan Scherzer (7.3), Adis Jasic (7.7), Sandro Altunashvili (7.5), Samson Okikiola Tijani (7.1), Lukas Ibertsberger (7.3), Augustine Boakye (7.5), Bernhard Zimmermann (6.4) and Thierno Ballo (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cheikh Mamadou Diabaté, Simon Piesinger, Thomas Sabitzer (6.8), Sankara Karamoko, Pascal Muller (6.4), Thorsten Röcher and Lukas Gütlbauer.

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 3 changes: Bernhard Zimmermann for Pascal Muller (67′), Augustine Boakye for Thomas Sabitzer (84′) and Thierno Ballo for Sankara Karamoko (90′).

Player of the match: Adis Jasic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolfsberger AC was Adis Jasic even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 37 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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