Bundesliga

LIVE from 5pm: SCR Altach vs Red Bull Salzburg

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After successes against Vienna Austria and Sturm Graz, Red Bull Salzburg once again dropped points in the Bundesliga. The runners-up had to settle for a 1:1 (1:0) draw at bottom side Altach on Sunday and thus missed out on another win.

Yorbe Vertessen (11') scored early for Thomas Letsch's side, but the stragglers equalized late on through Florian Dietz (80') with a penalty. Mike Bähre had previously been denied by Alexander Schlager.

Salzburg thus missed out on leapfrogging WAC into third place in the table. Altach are now two points behind penultimate-placed WSG Tirol ahead of the final round of the basic round.

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Vertessen takes advantage of slip-up
Letsch opted for an attacking formation in the "Ländle", with Vertessen as the most offensive midfielder. His Altach counterpart Fabio Ingolitsch changed tactics without the suspended Paul Koller and also opted for a diamond shape in front of a back four. Bähre returned from suspension. The home side started ambitiously, but conceded a goal after just ten minutes due to a serious mistake. Sandro Ingolitsch's backpass to Dejan Stojanovic was too careless, Altach's keeper hit Adam Daghim as he attempted to save, Vertessen profited and put the ball into the empty net.

Otherwise there was little to see from Salzburg despite their superiority on the pitch. A header from Joane Gadou after a corner kick (27'), which was saved by Stojanovic, was the best chance to make it 2:0. Altach had a few chances around the opposition penalty area, the best of which saw Djawal Kaiba miss the far corner (25').

Thomas Letsch(Bild: GEPA)

Salzburg miss out on a preliminary decision
Dietz came on for Marlon Mustapha after the break. Salzburg stepped up their attacks. Karim Onisiwo came close to scoring, then Oscar Gloukh set up Vertessen, but the angle was too acute for a shot on goal. The visitors then increasingly sought to control the game. Schlager remained underemployed - until the 78th minute. Aleksa Terzic struck Ingolitsch on the toe as he attempted to defend in the penalty area, referee Isa Simsek immediately awarded a penalty and there was no appeal. Schlager flew into the right corner, but Dietz was spot on.

Salzburg launched a final offensive, but Stojanovic saved the draw from close range against substitute Edmund Baidoo in stoppage time. Ingolitsch's varied working day came to an end seconds before the final whistle after he was shown a yellow card in the 96th minute.

SCR Altach - Red Bull Salzburg 1:1 (0:1)
Altach, Cashpoint Arena, 4,865, refereed by Simsek.

Goals: 
0:1 (11.) Vertessen

1:1 (80.) Dietz (penalty shot)

Altach: Stojanovic - Ingolitsch, Estrada, Zech, Lukacevic - Kaiba (68. Jäger) - Demaku, Kameri (68. Gorgon), Bähre - Diawara (68. Fridrikas), Mustapha (46. Dietz)

Salzburg: Schlager - Capaldo (81. E. Baidoo), Gadou, S. Baidoo, Terzic - Bidstrup - Nene (65. Yeo), Vertessen, Gloukh - Onisiwo, Daghim (65. Diambou)

Yellow-red card: Ingolitsch (96./repeated foul)

Yellow cards: Kaiba, Lukacevic, Fridrikas or Schlager, Bidstrup

Note: Bähre failed to score from a foul penalty against Schlager (80')