After a winless streak
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Rapid celebrated a victory once again after twelve competitive games without a win. In the 20th round of the Austrian Bundesliga, the Hütteldorf team fought hard to secure a 2-0 home win against Wolfsberger AC. Meanwhile, there was renewed excitement surrounding the Rapid ultras.
SK Rapid broke its winless streak after twelve games. On Saturday, the Hütteldorf team won its home game against WAC 2-0 with goals from substitutes Matthias Seidl (72') and Daniel Nunoo (92'), earning three important points in the battle for a place in the Bundesliga championship group. While Grün-Weiß is sixth for at least one day with two rounds to go before the split, Wolfsberg is already four points behind a place in the top 6.
Only 10,425 spectators were in the stadium for Rapid's first full victory under new coach Johannes Hoff Thorup. Six days after the derby riots, only the upper third of the West Stand was filled, below which hung a large banner reading "We distance ourselves in no uncertain terms from these sporting achievements."
Hoff Thorup benched Seidl for the time being, with Andreas Weimann starting as captain in only his third game since joining the Viennese club. Like his teammates, the attacking player remained largely harmless, with WAC posing a slightly greater threat in a low-quality match. Rapid goalkeeper Niklas Hedl was tested by shots from Marco Sulzner (9th minute) and Erik Kojzek (11th minute). Rapid only had one free kick from Bendeguz Bolla to offer in the first half, which was saved by WAC goalkeeper Nikolas Polster (27th minute).
Diabate narrowly avoided a yellow-red card
There was a moment of excitement in the 42nd minute when WAC pro Cheick Diabate, who had already been booked, made a hard tackle on Lukas Grgic but got away with a warning. Diabate remained in the dressing room at half-time, as did Rapid's disappointing record signing Tobias Gulliksen, who was replaced by Seidl.
This did not change the course of the game at first, with the exception of a header from Kojzek straight to Hedl (50th minute), there was practically nothing going on. It was only the introduction of Rapid's Petter Nosa Dahl that brought about the turnaround. The recovered Norwegian pulled away on the left side in his first action and, on his second attempt, passed the ball to Seidl, who finished in the far corner.
After that, WAC was unable to respond. Rapid struck again on the counterattack through Nunoo, who beat Polster with a shot from a tight angle. While Rapid celebrated its first victory under Hoff Thorup, WAC has only won one of its last ten competitive games. The Carinthians must now prepare for a place in the qualifying group.
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