While Christoph Monschein missed a penalty (31st), Hong Hyun Seok (35th), Thomas Goiginger (68th) and Peter Michorl (92nd) made nails. For the tenth of the Bundesliga it was against Armenia’s champions, currently only penultimate in the domestic league, the first competitive win since September 26 and the European Cup away win in the fourth game. In two weeks there will be a reunion in the home alternative stadium in Klagenfurt.
The image on the field of the sparsely filled Wasken-Sarkissjan stadium corresponded to what was expected at the beginning: LASK had a lot of possession, Alaschkert was waiting for a counterattack. And just such a thing would have brought the home side the lead out of nowhere in the tenth minute, but Jose Embalo headed the crossbar after a cross. LASK, in which Mamoudou Karamoko and Thomas Goiginger flanked center forward Christoph Monschein in the offensive series this time, had to wait a good quarter of an hour with the first concrete chance. After some nice Karamoko preparatory work, Michorl aimed over the gate (17th).
Monschein misses penalties
The next opportunity was also the best – and a gift from referee Jens Maae (DEN). Because Alaschkert’s Didier Kadio had only touched the ball with his head, not with his hand, after a Monschein action in the penalty area. The fact that Monschein, who was called up for the first time in the league or European Cup from the beginning, shot the penalty on the pole, could be seen as equalizing justice. Only a few minutes later he made up for the lapse with a nice one-two with Hong, the South Korean shot in from the edge of the penalty area.
And yet the LASK had to be happy to go into the cabin with a tour. Embalo hit Aluminum again before the break (43rd), during the formation the Armenians once again exposed the Linz defense in a counterattack. After changing sides, nothing of that was noticeable, the LASK set the tone without inviting the guests to dangerous actions.
Alaschkert goalie prevents higher victory
The 2-0 was still a long time coming, because twice Alaschkert goalie Ognjen Cancarevic intervened courageously at standards (46th, 53rd) and a Goiginger shot by Wladislaw Kryuchkov was intercepted just in front of the line (58th). Ten minutes later, Goiginger turned away cheering after Karamoko’s assist.
The result could have been even higher, once again Cancarevic in particular stood in the way of the finish, who destroyed the chances of the “joker” Husein Balic (70th) and Alexander Schmidt (72nd). But he could no longer tame the seamless Michorl long-range shot in stoppage time.
Voices for the game:
Andreas Wieland (LASK trainer): “We can be satisfied with the result, but not with the performance. We still have room for improvement in many areas. The aim must be that we show a much more courageous appearance. Sure: the situation is difficult, we are not bursting with confidence. We show the quality over certain phases, but we have to bring it to the field more stable and longer. We have to look ahead. “
Dario Maresic (LASK defender): “It was very important that we played with zero. We can still improve in all areas. Unfortunately, we didn’t get through the performance for more than 90 minutes. But three points are three points. “
UEFA Europa Conference League, Group A, third matchday
Thursday:
Alaschkert (ARM) – LASK 0:3 (0:1)
Yerevan, Wasken-Sarkissjan-Stadion, SR Maae / DEN
Goal sequence: 0: 1 (35th) Hong 0: 2 (68th) Goiginger 0: 3 (92nd) Michorl ~
Alaschkert : Cancarevic – Krjutschkow, Cameta (78./Nixon), Kadio, Boljevic – Howsepjan, Churzidse – Papikjan (79./Matheus), Bezecourt (61. Gome), James (66./Jedigarjan) – Embalo
LASK : Schlager – Boller (57./Holland), Maresic, Luckeneder – Potzmann, Michorl, Hong (57./Grgic), Renner – Karamoko (69./Balic), Monschein (57./Schmidt), Goiginger (79./ Gruber)
Note: Monschein shot a hand penalty on the pole (30.)
Yellow cards: none or Boller, Potzmann
The best: Papikjan, Cancarevic or Goiginger, Hong, Michorl
Another game in Group A: HJK Helsinki – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0: 5
