FC Red Bull Salzburg Women don start dia championship group journey with bitter defeat, as dem lose 1-0 to SK Sturm Graz for first match of ADMIRAL Women’s Bundesliga championship group.
Di game no even reach three minutes before Graz strike. Wirnsberger jump pass everybody for corner kick and head di ball enter net, make di visitors lead early (3′).
As first half dey go, RBS Women begin settle for game. Vina Crnoja curl one shot wey nearly equalize, while di Spinn sisters try dia luck from outside penalty area. Sturm only get one more chance for dat first half, but Brandl goal dem disallow because handball. Just before break, Hamzic header go wide.
Second half start with RBS Women still dey push. But after Wirnsberger face goalkeeper Michaela Fischer for one-on-one and Fischer save am, plus one ambitious run by our keeper wey no get punishment, our women press harder for equaliser. Fans for Red Bull Football Academy dey support well well, but di final touch no dey today. Late lob from Krassnig finish our attacking efforts.
Dusan Pavlovic tok say: ‘Na very close game, we show again say we fit compete. We concede goal from set piece wey opponents execute well. If you want find something wey no work, na say we no play our best on ball – but opponents na one of strongest teams for Austria. I dey satisfied with performance, mentality, approach, and attitude. We go learn from this match and grow. Di best and most valuable thing wey fit happen to us na to play these kind of matches week after week.’
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