There was no winner in last Friday's match in the second round of the ADMIRAL 2. Bundesliga. SKN St. Pölten, who showed some uncertainty, especially in the first half, and SC Austria Lustenau, who started their journey home with a clear increase in chances, drew 0-0.
The Ländle guests had more possession in the opening minutes and had their first big chance in the 13th minute. After a mistake in the build-up by St. Pölten, Baalal failed to fire past goalkeeper Hulsmann.
The SKN goalkeeper is also the focus of the next scene. The German receives a back pass, is under pressure and tries to shoot. This fails and before Grabher can push the ball over the line, Hülsmann picks it up with his hands. The result is an indirect free kick for Westenauer from five metres. Cissé runs away, and Ritzmaier is able to block the shot on the goal line (15th).
In the 25th minute, the Lower Austrians made another mistake in the build-up. Lustenau's Micic reaches the ball and passes it to Baallal, who fails to finish but is offside anyway. Two minutes later, Cisse creates space and tries from distance, and Hulsmann hits the post (27th minute).
As a result, the Vorarlbergers increased their attacking efforts, and the St. Pölteners showed more uncertainty. But no goal was scored before the half-time whistle.
There are no final attacks.
The first attacking scene in the second half belongs to the home side. However, Ritzmaier's finishing is very central (46th place).
Shortly afterwards, SKN goalkeeper Hulsman shows the next uncertainty. He comes out of his penalty area and slides towards the ball, but can't get hold of it. He touches the ball outside the penalty area again with his hand and sees yellow. The Lustenauers can't convert the next free kick into a goal.
And in the 57th minute, when Mikić finished, the SKN goalkeeper saved without any problems. After that, accuracy and penetration in the final third are often absent.
Lostinus Cisse almost made it 1-0 in the 70th minute. The striker pushed the ball past Hulsman and slotted the ball home. SKN defender Thesker slipped in the last minute and prevented the deficit.
In the final phase, neither team dares to make a real final attack. The match ends with a significant increase in chances for the Vorarlberger and without a goal. SKN is still without a league win and is currently in 12th place. For Asteria Lustenau, this is the second 0-0 win in a row, which puts them in 8th place.
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