WSG Tirol shatter Lustenau with dominant first league win
On Freitagabend, WSG Tirol travelled to the Sun Minimeal Arena for the Auftakt of the 5th round Westduell against Austria Lustenau and left the Tabellenende with a 4‑0 Ligasieg, their first league win of the season. The Tiroler dominated the Spiel from the first minute, delivering a decisive Zähler over the Aufsteiger from Vorarlberg.
The match was played in strömendem Regen before 4,219 spectators. Rapid‑Leihgabe Moritz Oswald impressed on the left flank, while Phillip Böhm made his Bundesliga debut after Domenik Schierl was suspended.
Scoring Burst
Michael Olakigbe opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, giving the first Tor of the night. Nikolai Baden Frederiksen added a Doppelpack, finding the net in the 52nd minute and converting a penalty in the 66th minute, while Marc Striednig headed home the fourth Tore in the 60th minute.
Philipp Semlic had placed Frederiksen at the forefront of the attack, and the Danish forward combined with Danilo Soares and Husein Balic to create the early chances. The Ball moved quickly across the pitch, allowing the Tirol side to maintain aggressive pressure.
Match Impact
The 4‑0 result marked the first Saisonsieg for WSG Tirol and ended a rare Heimniederlage for the Vorarlberger hosts, who had not lost a home game this season until now. The victory moved the Tiroler away from the bottom of the Fußball‑Bundesliga table, leaving them only one Zähler behind the Aufsteiger from Vorarlberg.
Markus Mader, the Lustenau trainer, said, "Die Erwartungshaltung war sehr, sehr hoch … das geht nicht, dann hast du den Ballverlust. Aus so einem bekommen wir das erste Tor, das zweite nach einem Eckball … dann ist die Sache gegessen." Philipp Semlic added, "Wir haben immer mehr Kontrolle erlangt. Das Wichtigste war heute die Aggressivität, das Zweikampfverhalten gegen den Ball. Es war ein hochverdienter Sieg." Report by Dietmar STIPLOVSEK.
With the win, WSG Tirol have secured three points and can now look to build on the momentum as the Saison progresses towards its Ende. The triumph not only lifts the Tiroler from the Tabellenende but also demonstrates that the Bock can be overturned in the Fußball‑Bundesliga, offering a promising outlook for the rest of the campaign.