In any case, the joy of the Viennese was great after the first away win in the European Cup after seven defeats in a row abroad since 2017. “We are overjoyed. We knew it was going to be a difficult game,” said Gruber, who scored the 1-1 equalizer, in an ORF interview.
The attacker had equalized in the second half after the hosts took the lead, giving the visitors heart palpitations. But the Viennese pulled themselves out of their misery by their own hair. “We went straight on, accelerated and immediately equalized,” emphasized Gruber, who spoke of a fair success.
Gruber equalizes
In the 52nd minute, Andreas Gruber converted a Stangl pass from Manfred Fischer to make it 1-1.
Important premiere for upholstery
Winger Manuel Polster shot the team of coach Michael Wimmer to victory with his first European Cup goal, which is well worth seeing. “I’m pleased that I was able to give the team a bit of security. It’s not always easy for me,” said the 20-year-old. “It was a hectic game, going back and forth all the time. I’m proud of the team.”
Pad scores the winning goal
Upholstery scored a goal worth seeing to make it 2-1.
Wimmer was happy with the result, even if not everything was right on the pitch in game one after the departure of striker Haris Tabakovic. “We also had to rediscover ourselves a bit in terms of the system. That didn’t work so well in the first half,” analyzed the coach. At the end of the day, “we’re happy that we won,” added the German.
Exactly how Tabakovic, who moved to Hertha BSC in the 2nd German Bundesliga, will be replaced in the future is still open. In Bosnia, this role was mainly played by Gruber, who alternated with Dominik Fitz and Manfred Fischer in a dual leadership and acted a lot in the center. However, a holey remaining defense and the susceptibility to counterattacks caused Wimmer to worry. Banja Luka played with a different energy than in the first leg, emphasized the coach. The Bosnians missed some brilliant opportunities.
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Good memories of Legia
In any case, the favorites have good memories of their next opponent, Legia Warsaw. Austria beat the current Polish runners-up twice in the UEFA Cup (2004/05, 2006/07). The team from the Polish capital also advanced far from confidently into the third qualifying round. Although Legia defeated Kazakhstan’s Ordabasy Shymkent 3-2 at home, coach Kosta Runjaic’s team had to settle for a 2-2 away draw.
In any case, Austria has the small psychological advantage against Legia of playing the decisive second leg at home. The Viennese travel to Poland on August 10 and have home advantage in the second leg a week later. The exact playing times have not yet been determined. Should the Wimmer-Elf manage to get promoted, it would be in the play-off against a probably high-class opponent to participate in the ECL group phase, since the Viennese are unseeded.
2023-08-04 14:44:21
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