Bundesliga

LIVE from 5pm: FC Blau-Weiß Linz against WAC!

Chibuike Nwaiwu scored the golden goal for the WAC.(Bild: GEPA)

WAC have won the duel between the two surprise teams in the Bundesliga. The Wolfsberg side won 1-0 against Blau-Weiß in Linz on Saturday, lifting the Upper Austrians into third place. Chibuike Nwaiwu scored the winner with his first Bundesliga goal (24').

The home side were the dominant team in the early stages and also produced some good attacking moves through the strong Thomas Goiginger. However, Simon Seidl's shot was too weak (6') and a Goiginger shot missed the goal and his teammates (10').

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WAC hinted at their danger with a double chance from Markus Pink and Thierno Ballo (7'), which goalkeeper Radek Vitek thwarted on his comeback after a five-week injury lay-off. The league's highest-scoring team also struck from a set-piece. Nwaiwu headed home from a Dejan Zukic corner (24'). The 5,000 fans then witnessed a game with good chances on both sides until the break, with Pink missing the best one (35').

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Linz tried hard, but without danger
In the second half, Blau-Weiß fought back with a lot of offensive drive against their second home defeat of the season. However, coach Gerald Scheiblehner's team were unable to carve out any great chances, with Silvan Wallner only having a promising but unsuccessful shot from a corner kick (86'). This left BW Linz without a goal for the first time this season.

Blau-Weiß Linz - WAC 0:1 (0:1)

Linz, Hofmann Personal Stadium, 5000 spectators, referee Weinberger

Goal: 0:1 (24.) Nwaiwu

BW Linz: Vitek - Wallner, Maranda, Moormann (82nd Mitrovic) - Anderson (76th Gölles), Schmidt (46th Dobras), Diabate, S. Seidl (82nd Mensah), Pirkl - Ronivaldo, Goiginger

WAC: Polster - Jasic, Baumgartner, Wimmer, Ullmann - Nwaiwu (96. Sabitzer), Piesinger (77. Omic) - Gattermayer, Zukic (87. Karamoko), Ballo - Pink (77. Altunashvili)

Yellow cards: Diabate, Goiginger or Ballo, Nwaiwu, Omic, Karamoko, coach Kühbauer