The fourth 3-0 home win in August was particularly emotional: Against Ried, the Rapidler remembered the deceased honorary president.
The fourth home game in August also changed with a 3-0 win for Rapid. It was particularly emotional against Ried in front of 14,400 fans. “We played for Rudi Edlinger today,” emphasized Didi Kühbauer. “Unfortunately, I didn't work at Rapid either as a player or as a coach under him. But I told the boys before the game that we should give him another present – that worked. “
Before the kick-off, the minute of mourning had been converted into continuous applause lasting several minutes. During the game, the fan scene pointed out the great merits of the honorary president, who died at the age of 82, several times.
The Hütteldorfer were superior to the dearest guest, but only after the 1-0 it was more relaxed. Ex-Rieder was responsible for the lead in the 14th home win against Ried in a row. “Ried was my first professional club. I owe them a lot. You don't exaggerate, ”explained Marco Grüll. In fact, the left wing completely renounced its cheers after its strong sideways puller.
Kühbauer was relieved that after the show of strength in the 3-0 win against Luhansk, they also made a leap up in the league: Rapid slipped to third place. “The strain was very high in the past few weeks, so this 3-0 counts even more for me. The team did very well. “
Dream gate
The best hit was the second when Taxi Fountas captured the ball, combined it with Arase and crossed perfectly to Ercan Kara after a 50 meter sprint. The center forward's side puller was the first goal of the season in the league. “It took a long time,” Kara breathed.
Robert Ljubicic made a lot of bad passes on his league debut and yet the midfielder, who had come from the SKN, had two scorer points in the end. The assist to 1-0 was followed by the long-range shot to 3-0.
Strebinger optimistic
In the Ukraine on Thursday at Luhansk, Richard Strebinger also wants to be there again. The Rapid goalkeeper had injured his shoulder in the 58th minute of his double save when Ried was dangerous for the first and only time. “It was more of a precautionary measure because of the pain. But after the game it got a lot better. I think that it will work again very soon, ”the goalie says to the COURIER.
Ried coach Andreas Heraf saw a “fully deserved Rapid victory”, but was annoyed by referee Jäger and said on Sky: “The Rapid team should have shot us with the rifle so that we could get free kicks.”
A comparison to shooting?
