Goran Djuricin’s side were able to afford a 1-2 (0-2) defeat at Steaua Bucharest on Thursday after a 3-1 win in the first leg away from home.
Bucharest – Rapid Wien is in the group stage of the European Football League. Goran Djuricin‘s team were able to afford a 1-2 (0-2) defeat in the first leg away from Steaua Bucharest on Thursday after a 3-1 win. Rapid can therefore look forward to an entry fee of 2.92 million euros. The Viennese will experience their opponents like champions Salzburg on Friday in Monaco.
The Romanians took the lead with their first final. Gnohere provided after a pass from Mihai Roman for what Rapid wanted to avoid with all means. The 1:0 in the eleventh minute left Wiener completely unsettled. Mihai Roman (45.+2) increased to 2-0 just before the break, but Mihai Balasa brought Rapid back into the game with an easy own goal (63rd).
Rapid had to give Bolingoli before Boli started. Shortly before the start of the match, the Belgian received a thigh wessur, which will be examined more closely after returning home to Vienna. For him, Mert Müldür moved into the starting formation. The Romanians also had to change. Only 19-year-old Andrei Vlad was in goal because Cristian Balgradean hadn’t gotten fit on time and didn’t make the best impression.
Cristian Balgradean Honours
Club
Dinamo București
- Cupa României: 2011–12
- Supercupa României: 2012
Concordia Chiajna
- Cupa Ligii: Runner-up 2015–16
The 31,274 spectators were able to see stronger guests on disastrous grass. In the lead of the hosts, however, the English referee Michael Oliver and his assistants escaped an offside position in the formation.
Afterwards only piece work was to be seen of the disconcerted Rapid eleven. After a quarter of an hour had Vlad with a Aufsetzer of Deni alarm problems, could hold only in the second attempt. The best chance of the guests was missed by Thomas Murg. After Vlad had taken up a return pass in the penalty area, Murg rolled the ball into the wall (34.).
Just in time for the break whistle it set another cold shower for the Viennese. Roman’s header was deflected twice into the goal by Marvin Potzmann and Mateo Barac.
After a change of sides, everything looked like a quick decision in favour of the Romanians. Gnohere luckily carried the ball over the goal from a good position for Rapid (48th, 52nd). However, the home side did not play out their chances.
Rapid only came back into the game with a gift. A real chain of mistakes in the Steaua defence culminated in Mihai Basala taking a shot from Mario Sonnleitner, who would have missed the goal, into his own goal without a hitch.
In the final phase, Richard Strebinger again became the “match winner” of the Hütteldorf team. In the 86th minute, he saved the Viennese from another loss goal, which would have meant extra time, in a Roman shot with a brilliant parade. Casino Luck have revamped their welcome bonus to give you more bang for your buck.