ÖFB-Cup: Blau-Weiß Linz celebrates 5-1 success in Wallern

2023-07-22 18:15:00

If not him, who? Goalscorer Ronivaldo also proved his nose for goals in the first competitive game of the new season: The Brazilian paved the way for promotion to the second round of the ÖFB Cup in a 5-1 win for FC Blau-Weiss Linz with his goal to make it 2-1 against the Upper Austrian regional league team Wallern.

In the first hour, the 1,000 spectators on the Trattnachtaler grounds were treated to a real cup fight: Coach Gerald Scheiblehner’s team had a really difficult time in their first competitive game as a Bundesliga club, especially in the first half. The regional league promoted team had the first chance: Alexander Dallhammer tested BW keeper Nicolas Schmid with a half-volley after just six minutes. The guests remained harmless offensively for a long time, Raphael Hofer recorded the first overtures with a free kick (16th) and a blocked shot (26th).

With the first really nice action, the blue and white took the lead: Ronivaldo had let his opponent get out with a turn and served Julian Gölles (32nd) ideally, who remained ice cold in one on one – 1:0.

Happy second half

After a first half with few chances, the second half presented itself as a mirror image: Just a few seconds after the restart, Blue and White had missed top chances to make it 2-0 through Gölles, Hofer and Ronivaldo. That took revenge: In the 50th minute, Wallern’s Philipp Mitter headed in after a corner – and made the local duel really exciting again.

It was a renewed wake-up call for the Oberhaus club: Wallern goalkeeper Daniel Zach was able to save from a flick by Tobias Koch (51′), shortly afterwards he was powerless: The strong Gölles had served Hofer, whose shot from seven meters fell right at Ronivaldo’s feet: the top Linzer striker didn’t miss this opportunity and brought the Royal Blues back into the lead (59′) – 2: 1.

In the finish, Linz made things clear: Paul Mensah had let Wallern’s defense stand with a speed dribble and pushed in to make it 3-1 (71′). The 4:1 by substitute Marco Krainz was a real dream goal: The midfielder hit the sixteen right into the long cross corner. Mehmet Ibrahimi, who also came on as a substitute, scored the final point in the 87th minute.

Video: Short interview with blue and white coach Gerald Scheiblehner:

How FC Blau-Weiss Linz played: N Schmid; Haudum, Strauss, Mitrovic; Windhager (59th Pirkl), Koch, Brandner (68th M. Krainz), Gölles; Mensah (82nd Ibrahimi), Ronivaldo (68th Holiday), R. Hofer (59th Noß)

SV Wallern: Zach; Straif, Ph. Mitter, F. Huspek, D. Schmid (72. Karlinger); Schildberger (72 Mayrhuber), Kvesa; Ph. Huspek (77th Misic), Dallhammer, Dieplinger (64th T. Hochreiter); Affenzeller