Lask Linz vs Red Bull Salzburg 1-3

Red Bull Salzburg came from behind to beat Lask Linz 3-1 at Raiffeisen Arena, with Haris Tabaković scoring a second-half hat-trick. Lask led first, but Salzburg answered before the break and pulled away after half-time.

Samuel Adeniran opened the scoring in the 13th minute from Sascha Horvath’s assist. Tabaković levelled in the 25th minute from Jesper Lindstrom’s pass, and it was 1-1 at half-time.

The visitors went ahead on 49 minutes when Tabaković finished from Sota Kitano for 2-1, and he completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute to make it 3-1. Salzburg made two changes in the 62nd minute, then three more on 83 minutes, including Tabaković’s departure after his third goal, while Lask Linz also used two double substitutions in the 65th and 75th minutes in search of a response.

Lask Linz had more of the ball with 52% possession and 498 passes to Salzburg’s 480, and they also had more shots, 17-10, and corners, 4-1. Salzburg had 7 shots on target to Lask’s 4, and their 2.45 xG was above Lask’s 0.93.

Lask Linz were booked three times, with Sascha Horvath cautioned on 54 minutes, Daniel Elfadli on 88 minutes and Sasa Kalajdzic on 90 minutes. Red Bull Salzburg had two yellow cards, for Abubakr Barry on 64 minutes and Kevin Boma on 90 minutes.