2023-04-17 03:13:27
The 339th Vienna Derby didn’t have a winner, but it did bring for local football. Rapid and Austria drew 3-3 in a spectacular game in front of 26,000 spectators at the sold-out Allianz Stadium on Sunday. In addition to six goals, two exclusions and controversial VAR decisions caused a stir, in the end the hosts seemed a little happier than the “violets” with the point sharing.
While Rapid coach Zoran Barisic stated after the final whistle that he was “more satisfied than dissatisfied”, Austria coach Michael Wimmer mourned the loss of two points. It was “annoying that we didn’t play the win home,” said the German.
His squad put in a strong performance in the first half and still only went into the break 2-2. “We conceded the goals ourselves,” Wimmer wrestled. Curiously, the Violets’ superiority waned with Rapid’s Denso Kasius being red carded in the 47th minute. Wimmer: “There was a break. We became passive and were no longer brave, it didn’t look like we had one more man from the outside.”
Nevertheless, Haris Tabakovic seemed to advance to the match winner with the 3:2 for the guests (78th) before Marco Grüll sank a free kick (83rd). Three minutes later, Austria’s double goal scorer saw yellow and red. Tabakovic did not want to talk about a wrong decision afterwards. “But he (Note: Rapids Leo Querfeld) was also very deep with his body.”
Despite his two goals, the goalgetter said he was “annoyed” by the missed win. Wimmer shared this view. “We didn’t reward ourselves again.” A later “lucky punch” by Austria would have been possible, but an attack by Ferdy Druijf on Manfred Fischer in the penalty area was not punished by VAR. “It was actually an identical situation to last week in Salzburg. I said 50:50, I’ll stick to that now. But if there’s a penalty, nobody can complain,” explained Wimmer.
His team missed a complete success in all three championship group games – before that at home 2: 2 against LASK and at away 3: 3 against Salzburg – due to a late goal. The goal difference of 8:8 in the games since the division could indicate a strong offense and a shaky defense. “But I don’t think we neglected the defensive. We just don’t concentrate in certain situations. If you’re not active enough, all teams have the quality to score goals,” emphasized Wimmer and added: “I prefer to play 3rd :3 as 1:1.”
His club will have to do without the suspended Tabakovic and Dominik Fitz at home next Sunday against Austria Klagenfurt, while Rapid is missing Kasius and Thorsten Schick as well as top scorer Guido Burgstaller in the away match against LASK for the same reason. “It hurts, but he deserves a break. Now he can freak out so he can come back even fitter and a colleague of his gets a chance,” said Barisic.
The coach was convinced that the absence of the captain could be compensated for with a morale like in the derby. “What’s good for me is that the team never gives up. What sets the boys apart is that we’re hard to beat.” The attitude and mentality of his troops was “incredible” when outnumbered. “It’s really great how the guys stuck together. That’s what Rapid fans want to see.”
What the green-white supporters are less likely to see are various statistics. Rapid did not win against Austria in the eleventh derby in the Allianz Stadium and has been waiting for a win against their archrival for ten matches. The consolation was the fact that the spectators were treated to a “football festival” (Barisic). Another positive aspect was the absence of riots in the stadium.
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