Rapid took the European Cup form into the league and is the deserved one by a 2: 0 (1: 0) Winner in the 345th Wiener derby.
It was the third homerby success in a row – all with Trainer Robert Klauss.
Die Austria Has have to be beaten for the first time after seven away games, it was a real away game in the Hütteldorf cauldron without guest fans.
Five new ones at Rapid
Five new ones were at Rapid after the Stockholm-Reise Run. Mamadou Sangare, Matthias Seidl and Jonas Auer were expected. But that had to step in Ahoussou and Andrija Radulovic for two key players: Cvetkovic is struck, Jansson is ill.
It was the first starting fine in Hütteldorf for both wintry newcomers. The battered Dion Beljo and Lukas Grgic tried to bite their teeth like against Djurgården.
At Austria was after the Reduction of the Dragovic lock On the other hand, it is clear that the violets could run in the usual and successful formation. Seidl’s dream start The first few minutes was shaped by many head balls.
Seidl’s dream start
Just after the ball got more on the lawn, the spectators jumped up from their places. Beljootherwise no pressing monster, conquered the ball against Manfred Fischer. The striker played perfectly Matthias Seidl. The captain hit the left of the legs from Samuel Sahin-Radlinger to 1-0 (5th).
All 22,669 fans cheered. After avoiding a free sale for security reasons (in addition to the guest block), around 1,000 places remained released. In a Beljo head after a corner ball, the Austria goalkeeper prevented the early 0: 2 strong (12th).
Thanks to the better position game, the guests took control after a quarter of an hour. Fischer hit the outer rod from 20 meters. After an Auer error in his 100th rapid game, the outstanding Ahoussou saved in a Fitz chance in the very last second, cheered in from the fans and also received him (17th).
Then it went back and forth with two beautiful combinations. On the one hand, Seidl shot too centrally, in return Matteo Perez Vinlöf Knapp (28th).
Dishes Sahin-Radlinger
Even if the Austrians often had the ball, looked fresher and won more important duels, Rapid had the better chances. Sahin-Radlinger with his foot (39.) parried a Seidl test from the five-corner.
In the top chance through Radulovic to Kara Pass, the goalkeeper literally held his head (43.).
It was the fifth degree on the goal, while the game -determining Austrians had not yet tried the box.
Rapid also had the better start in the second half-before Niki Hedl had to intervene in a barry white shot (58th).
Burgstaller takes over pressing and cheers
A gripping phase followed, the derby weighed back and forth. After 68 minutes Guido Burgstaller celebrated his acclaimed home comeback.
The veteran immediately headed the pressing. Mamadou Sangare used a ball win for a wonderful solo past four Austrians, the shot was sitting – 2-0 (70th).
With the ecstasy in the stadium, the tiredness of the Rapidler also seemed driven out. The Austria seemed broken.
The quarter-final second leg against Djurgården is waiting in the Conference League on Thursday. In the Stockholm Derby There was a 0-2 defeat against Hammarby-very different from Rapid.