WATTENS. WSG Tirol conquers Hartberg 1-0 after M. Taferner scored just 1 goal (45′). Hartberg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
Dominik Frieser received a red card (35′). This red card was one of the reason why Hartberg lost the match.
The match was played at the Gernot Langes Stadion stadium in Wattens on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Stefan Ebner with the assistance of Andreas Heidenreich and . The 4th official was Daniel Pfister. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.68 degrees Celsius or 51.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hartberg had a strong ball possession 57% while WSG Tirol was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
WSG Tirol was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why WSG Tirol won the match.
WSG Tirol shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Hartberg shot 3 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
WSG Tirol received 3 yellow cards (Matthäus Taferner, Johannes Naschberger and Dominik Stumberger). Regarding the opposition, Hartberg didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Hartberg didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dominik Frieser (Hartberg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, WSG Tirol has 14 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Hartberg will stays with 33 points like Austria Klagenfurt to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, WSG Tirol will play away with Austria Wien on the 16th of March with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Austria Wien (4 draws).
Hartberg will host Sturm Graz on the 16th of March with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Sturm Graz (2 draws).
WSG Tirol – Formation
WSG Tirol
33'
38'
45'
WSG Tirol started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Thomas Silberberger decided to play with the following team: Adam Stejskal , Lukas Sulzbacher , Felix Bacher , Osarenren Okungbowa , Dominik Stumberger , Thomas Geris , Matthäus Taferner , Johannes Naschberger , Sandi Ogrinec , Nik Prelec and Aleksander Buksa .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Schermer, Luca Kronberger , Alexander Ranacher, Cem Üstündag , Yannick Vötter , Stefan Skrbo and Kofi Schulz .
WSG Tirol could not rely on the presence of Kofi Schulz (injured).
Substitutions
WSG Tirol made 4 changes: Thomas Geris for Kofi Schulz (38′), Johannes Naschberger for Cem Üstündag (75′), Aleksander Buksa for Luca Kronberger (75′) and Sandi Ogrinec for Yannick Vötter (87′).
Player of the match: Matthäus Taferner
The most impressive player for WSG Tirol was Matthäus Taferner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.
Hartberg – Formation
Hartberg
35'
Hartberg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Markus Schopp played with: Raphael Sallinger , Jurgen Heil , Paul Komposch , Ibane Bowat , Manuel Pfeifer , Ousmane Diakité , Dominik Frieser , Mamadou Sangare , Tobias Kainz , Ruben Providence and Donis Avdijaj .
They had on the bench: Angelo Brückner , Christoph Urdl, Michael Steinwender , Mario Kröpfl, Julian Halwachs , Maximilian Fillafer and Tobias Knoflach.
Substitutions
Hartberg made 4 changes: Paul Komposch for Michael Steinwender (46′), Manuel Pfeifer for Angelo Brückner (83′), Tobias Kainz for Maximilian Fillafer (83′) and Ousmane Diakité for Julian Halwachs (76′).
Player of the match: Mamadou Sangare
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hartberg was Mamadou Sangare.
His rating is with 43 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Rheindorf Altach – LASK Linz – 0-0
- Blau-Weiß Linz – Austria Wien – 1-2
- WSG Tirol – Hartberg – 1-0
- Rapid Vienna – Austria Lustenau – 1-1
- Sturm Graz – Wolfsberger AC – 4-0
- Salzburg – Austria Klagenfurt – 1-0
