Conference League: Blitztor leads fast to victory over Vitesse

Verdi Drugov, coming from the honor division in Alkmaar at the beginning of February, made his debut in a duel with his comrades of all things and capped his goal after only 33 seconds. Soon, Marco Grol (16th place) followed in front of 10,700 spectators.

After the disqualification of Filip Stojkovic (65th place), the match threatened to turn over completely, but Vitesse only managed to score the goal through Luis Obenda (74). Austrian Football Association striker Adrian Gerbic remained scoreless in his seventh competitive game for his new club.

Reshape Feldhofer

Fast coach Ferdinand Wildhofer made three changes compared to the 1:2 league against Salzburg. Injured Robert Ljubicic replaced Thorsten Schick in the team, Emmanuel Ayew moved from midfield to central defense, and Stojkovic moved outside on the right side of the defence.

In attack, Drogge, who is only on loan at the moment, made his first appearance in 11 games, and Yusuf Demir started for the first time since returning from Barcelona and did so in a more attacking 4-2-3-1 formation. than before.

The perfect start against unsafe opponents

The start couldn’t be better. After Vitesse’s attack, Rabidler started a counterattack through Gaul, who served Ljubicic, who ran with him, and Droev headed into the goal from three meters. The guests, who were already insecure due to the recent streak of defeats, got the next setback and presented themselves as weak and mistaken in defense.

The Viennese had chance after chance in the early stages. Grüll hit the ball into the goal (4′), and Drog put the ball, which Koya Kitagawa struggled for after a goalkeeper foul, over the empty goal (10′). But the second blow did not take long and fell amid the dangerous roar of fire. The 23-year-old broke through the penalty area and completed the close corner. He almost scored two goals in heavy rain, but the Dutchman managed to push him far (20). Jaroul narrowly missed the goal with another shot in the 38th minute.

It’s Vitesse’s turn

There was nothing to see from the Dutch in the match, which changed after the start of the second half. Paul Gartler saved a shot from Maximilian Wittek, but was helpless with Gerbek’s subsequent shot (48). The goal was not awarded due to an alleged offside position. Quick play of cards as there is no Video Referee (VAR) at this point in the competition. Then goalkeeper Rapid was challenged by Domjoni’s shot (49).

On the other hand, the Dutch crossbar was prevented from scoring twice when Drozve hit it (52). However, Rapid was no longer in control of the match as they had in the first half, and coach Thomas Letsch’s side made things more open. And after the yellow and red card for Stojkovic for repeated tampering, the guests pressed hard.

Arnhem pushes towards goal

Gartler managed to block a shot from former WSG-Tirol striker Nikolai Baden Frederiksen through a bar (66). Rasmussen’s header was blocked after a corner kick. Baden Frederiksen was also lucky with a header (71).

Openda’s end, who attacked very scantly and hit the short corner of about 20 metres, fit the bill. Gartler saved a double kick (80 minutes), and Wittek’s shot also caused a lot of danger (93′). Rapid won for the first time in his third competitive match in 2022 and also gained confidence in the league duel at Sturm Graz on Sunday. The Dutch lost their fifth consecutive competitive game.

Comments about the game:

Ferdinand Feldhofer (Quick coach): “A great evening in the European Cup, good pace, a lot of frenetic, a lot of scenes in the goal area. Our victory was deserved based on the first half. We held up well when we outnumbered. In general, I have a good feeling for the second leg. We should have or we could have done it 3-0 or 4-0.”

Thomas Leach (Coach Vitesse): “It’s a funny story. We started as if it couldn’t be worse. If you concede goals like that and also push poorly in other situations, you should be happy to stay in the game. After that we had a lot of lead opportunities.” Coming home with a loss that hurts. What the result is, we’ll know next week. Looking at the first half, we should be happy with the result. When you see the second half, you have to say there was more for us.”

Verdi Drogev (Quick scorer): “The red card was a sticking point in the match, but we won. We played against a strong team, it was tough with ten men.”

Paul Gartler (Quick goalkeeper): “I’m glad I was able to help the team, that’s what I’m here for. It was important to be very pressed to the end. It was difficult with one man less. It’s a shame we conceded a goal, but we’re happy to achieve win with us.”

Conference League, Knockout, Henspele

Thursday:

Fast – Vitesse Arnhem 2:1 (2:0)

Vienna, Allianz Stadium, SR Romsas (LTU)

target sequence:
1: 0 (1.) grapes
2: 0 (16) grunt
2: 1 (74.) Fatwas

are quick: Gartler – Stojkovic, Aiwu, Moormann (62nd / Wimmer), Auer – Grahovac (83rd / Querfeld), R. Ljubicic – Kitagawa (69/Arase), Demir (62nd / Fountas), Grüll – Druijf (68. / Petrovich)

Speed: Hoyen – Duekhi, Oroz, Rasmussen – Dasa, Gboho (55. / Baden Frederiksen), Tronstad, Domjouni, Vitek – Obenda, Grbić (86. / Boetenk)

Yellow-red card: Stojkovic (65. / vol)

Yellow Cards: Aywo, Demir, Grahovac, Gartler, Grol, Tronstad, Uruz, Obanda, Duekhi

Best: Gartler, Grüll, Druijf or Baden Frederiksen, Openda, Grbic