“Haris Tabakovic opens the scoring inside four minutes, finishing an assist from Sota Kitano to put Salzburg ahead early.”
Pivotal“Tabakovic nets his second of the night, assisted by Bartosz Mazurek, extending Salzburg's lead to 3-0 and effectively ending the contest as a spectacle.”
Pivotal“Matthias Seidl pulls one back for Rapid moments after the restart, giving the visitors brief hope after Baidoo's early second-half strike.”
“Substitute Karim Konate caps off the rout with a stoppage-time fifth goal for Salzburg.”
Salzburg
SK Rapid
Outstanding performance
Salzburg•AttackerSalzburg tore Rapid apart in a devastating opening period, with Haris Tabakovic scoring twice either side of a Nikolas Veratschnig strike to make it 3-0 inside 21 minutes, then completing his hat-trick before the half hour. Edmund Baidoo added a fourth just a minute into the second half, before Matthias Seidl's quick reply gave Rapid brief hope. Remarkably, the underlying numbers tell a contrasting story - Rapid dominated territory with 69 dangerous attacks to Salzburg's 17 and controlled overall dominance 67-49, but their profligacy in front of goal (just 1 big chance created, 4 shots on target from 17 attempts) proved costly against a ruthlessly efficient Salzburg side who made 9 of their 16 shots count. Karim Konate's stoppage-time goal, moments after coming off the bench, rounded off the scoring and underlined how comprehensively Rapid were punished for their wastefulness despite enjoying the lion's share of possession-adjacent pressure.
How entertaining was this match?
Karim KonatéKarim Konate scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Enrique Aguilar
Goal! Karim Konate scores, making it 5-1.
Marco Tilio takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Aboubacar Camara takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On comes Louis Schaub, off goes Nicolas Bajlicz.
Enrique Aguilar replaces Edmund Baidoo.
Corner awarded.
Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Yusuf Demir takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Nenad Cvetkovic's header is saved.
Petter Nosa Dahl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Matthias Seidl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Karim Konate takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Nikolaus Wurmbrand replaces Tonni Adamsen.
Substitution: Marco Tilio comes on for Moulaye Haidara.
Corner awarded.
Nenad CvetkovicYellow CardYellow card for Nenad Cvetkovic.
Umut Tohumcu is on, and Sota Kitano is off.
Matthias Seidl takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Karim Konate takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Aboubacar Camara is on, and Yorbe Vertessen is off.
Karim Konate replaces Haris Tabakovic.
Tonni Adamsen takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Bartosz Mazurek attempts a header but misses the shot.
Sota Kitano takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Matthias Seidl scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Nicolas Bajlicz
Goal! Matthias Seidl scores to make it 4-1, assisted by Nicolas Bajlicz.
Yusuf Demir takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yusuf Demir takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Edmund BaidooEdmund Baidoo takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Bartosz Mazurek
Goal! Edmund Baidoo scores to make it 4-0, assisted by Bartosz Mazurek.
Petter Nosa Dahl is on, and Ercan Kara is off.
Eaden Roka is on, and Jannes Horn is off.
First half ends with the score at 3-0.
Yorbe Vertessen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yorbe Vertessen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yusuf Demir takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Matthias Seidl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jannes Horn takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Sota Kitano takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Sota Kitano's right-footed shot is saved.
Ercan Kara's header is saved.
Goal! Haris Tabakovic scores, making it 4-0.
Corner awarded.
Haris TabakovicHaris Tabakovic takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Bartosz Mazurek
Goal! Haris Tabakovic scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Bartosz Mazurek.
Moulaye Haidara attempts a header but misses the shot.
Nikolas Veratschnig Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Haris Tabakovic takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal! Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Moulaye Haidara takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Moulaye Haidara takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Haris TabakovicHaris Tabakovic takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Sota Kitano
Goal! Haris Tabakovic scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Sota Kitano.
Kick-off! The referee is Jakob Semler.
Third-placed Salzburg welcome a red-hot Rapid side who've won four straight and sit just two points off the top. Both teams arrive on excellent form, making this Red Bull Arena clash a genuine statement match in the early-season title picture.
