Vienna beat Rapid 3:1

Victory thanks to Boateng’s hat-trick and top attitude

Viennas Boateng against Rapids Gueye - a hot duel.(Bild: GEPA)

Players and fans joined together to cheer on the victory - Vienna beat Rapid II 3:1 in the second division clash. Ghanaian Boateng ensured the preliminary decision before the break with a hat-trick to make it 3:0. "We're delighted with this win," said sporting director Ivanschitz. "But there is still room for improvement."

1:0 after one minute, 2:0 in the 9th minute - Vienna striker Kelvin Boateng was in the spotlight early on in the second division home duel against Rapid II in front of 2102 fans at Hohe Warte. And after 41 minutes he finally became the match winner with his third goal for 3:0, which crowned his flawless hat-trick. "You don't get that often. When the chance is there, you have to take it," the man of the evening would later say. "I'm very happy!" In the meantime, Tobias Hedl had failed to score from the penalty spot after being fouled by ex-Rapid keeper Unger. Rapid pressed after the break, Bajlicz hit the bar after just under 70 minutes before Vincze scored the equalizer. In the end, it was a prestigious win for Vienna and the second defeat in a row for the promoted side from Hütteldorf after the 3-1 defeat at Admira.

Boateng and his colleagues celebrated his hat-trick.(Bild: GEPA)

Vienna's sporting director Andi Ivanschitz, who once played for Grün-Weiß himself, told the "Krone" newspaper: "Rapid played strongly, a lot of quality. We implemented our match plan well with a deep block, scored the goals through Kelvin - but also conceded a few chances. We are very happy about the win. The attitude was spot on, the positives outweigh the negatives. But there's still room for improvement." On the other side, Rapids Foals coach Jürgen Kerber commented: "We managed to squeeze Vienna in. The course of the game was unfortunate, we were immediately punished. But in terms of possession and structure, I'm very satisfied. The result is one thing, the content is another."

Vienna - Rapid II 3:1 (3:0)

FIRST VIENNA FC 1894 (3-4-1-2): Unger; Steiner, Ungar, Omerovic; Bumbic, Titkov, Stratznig, Bauer; Diomandé (80. D. Luxbacher); Monschein (66. Edelhofer), Boateng (87. Peham). - SK RAPID WIEN II (4-3-3): Orgler; Vincze, Tambwe-Kasengele, Gueye, Stehrer (62. Roka); Slzadits (72. Moizi), Bajlicz, Mankan (62. Djezic); Zivkovic, Hedl, Silber (62. Ibrahimoglu).

Hohe Warte, 2102, Simsek. Goal sequence: 1:0 (1.) Boateng, 2:0 (9.) Boateng, 3:0 (41.) Boateng, 3:1 (86.) Vincze.