“Ercan Kara opens the scoring for Rapid after a build-up featuring a missed header and two corners”
Pivotal“Kara booked for unsportsmanlike conduct moments after his goal celebration”
“Substitute Claudy Mbuyi doubles Rapid's lead just a minute after coming on, assisted by Yusuf Demir”
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LASK
SK Rapid
Outstanding performance
SK Rapid•DefenderRapid made their superior possession count, dominating the ball at 62% and doubling LASK's shot tally on target five to nil. LASK actually started the brighter side in search of chances, forcing three saves and creating some early openings, but couldn't convert any of their six corners or 10 shots into a goal. The game turned on Kara's 58th-minute strike, which arrived against the run of a tight first half and gave Rapid the control to see out the game comfortably. Substitute Claudy Mbuyi sealed it in the 82nd minute, finishing off a Yusuf Demir assist within a minute of coming on, underlining Rapid's superior squad depth and game management in a match that mattered little for the title race but plenty for mid-table positioning.
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Marco Tilio is coming on for Nicolas Bajlicz.
Nikolaus Wurmbrand comes on for Yusuf Demir.
Florian Flecker attempts a header but misses the shot.
Florian Flecker replaces Sasa Kalajdzic.
Claudy Mbuyi scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Yusuf Demir
Goal! Claudy Mbuyi scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Yusuf Demir.
Shot - Alemao Head Shot Missed
On comes Louis Schaub, off goes Petter Nosa Dahl.
Claudy Mbuyi is on, and Ercan Kara is off.
Corner awarded.
Kasper Jörgensen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Sasa Kalajdzic takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Moulaye Haidara is on, and Tonni Adamsen is off.
Kasper Jörgensen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alemao takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Alessandro Schopf comes on for Robert Ljubicic.
Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran replaces Moses Usor.
Petter Nosa Dahl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yusuf Demir has a left-footed shot that is blocked.
Sasa Kalajdzic attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Junior Yvan Nyabeye Dibango comes on for George Bello.
Moses Usor is on, and Christoph Lang is off.
Ercan KaraYellow CardErcan Kara receives a yellow card.
Ercan KaraErcan Kara scores with a right-footed shot.
Ercan Kara takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
assist: Bendegúz Bolla
Goal! Ercan Kara scores to make it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Serge Raux Yao takes a right-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Christoph Lang takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Petter Nosa Dahl takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
VAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Sasa Kalajdzic.
Sasa KalajdzicSasa Kalajdzic takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Sasa Kalajdzic scores to make it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ercan Kara takes a header but misses the shot.
Jannes Horn attempts a header but misses the shot.
Yusuf Demir takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Melayro BogardeYellow CardYellow card issued to Melayro Bogarde.
Yusuf Demir takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ercan Kara takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Kasper Jörgensen's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Arnes Talic.
League leaders SK Rapid travel to third-placed LASK in a genuine title-race heavyweight, with just two points separating the sides. LASK can leapfrog Rapid with a win, but history is firmly against the visitors in Linz.
