Hartberg swung the baton at the start of the game, which was postponed from Saturday due to snowfall, and also had his first opportunities. Solo striker Maximilian Entrup first aimed past the far corner (8′), later Klagenfurt goalie Phillip Menzel had to save from Christoph Lang (16′).
The hosts recovered in front of a sparsely occupied stands (1,623 spectators) and had two notable chances before the break. Once Heil cleared a lob from Sinan Karweina over Raphael Sallinger on the line, in the next action Sallinger was the winner against Florian Jaritz (21st).
Unfortunate residue
A now open game picked up some momentum after the break. The reason for this was not least the unfortunate deficit that the Carinthians fell behind.
After a long pass to Ruben Providence, the situation seemed to be defused. But instead of clearing the ball properly, Benatelli poked the ball past Menzel into his own goal. Ten minutes later, Heil weakened the guests with an unnecessary penalty area swerve, who came under increasing pressure towards the end.
In the 79th minute, Hartberg actually gave in: Sallinger was able to parry a Jaritz header from short distance, but he was powerless when the binder was dusted. Klagenfurt put together a power play at the end, but were ultimately unsuccessful in their search for the winning goal.
Voices about the game:
Peter Pacult (Klagenfurt coach): “It took us a while to get into the game. Then we had Hartberg under control, but unfortunately we didn’t take advantage of the opportunities before the break. After our strange own goal, the exclusion from Hartberger played into our hands. After that we put a lot of pressure on and ultimately deserved to equalize. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to win, but this one point was very important for morale. Also: Hartberg is fourth for a reason.”
Markus Schopp (Hartberg coach): “We were deservedly in the lead until we were eliminated, we knew that it wasn’t easy to score a goal in Klagenfurt. The unnecessary exclusion turned the game around, so in the end we had to be happy that we didn’t lose.”
Admiral Bundesliga, 16. Round
Montag:
Klagenfurt – Hartberg 1:1 (0:0)
Klagenfurt, 28 Black Arena, 1,623 spectators, SR Lechner
Tore:
0:1 Benatelli (56th/own goal)
1:1 Binder (79.)
Klagenfurt: Menzel – Djoric, Mahrer, Wimmer – Bonnah (60th/Black), Wernitznig (46th/Gemicibasi), Benatelli, Irving, Schumacher – Karweina (73rd/Binder), Jaritz
Hartberg: Sallinger – Heil, Komposch, Bowat (57./Steinwender), Pfeifer – Diakite – Frieser (46./Providence), Lang (69./Halwachs), Sangare (46./Kainz), Prokop (46./Urdl) – Entrup
Yellow-red card: Heil (66th/foul or swallow)
Yellow cards: Irving, Mahrer or Pfeifer, Kainz
2023-12-04 22:55:05
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