Match report

Rapid Vienna Defeats Spartak Moscow 2-0 in UEFA Europa League

Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna
2–0
FT
Spartak Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Sep 20, 2018

Rapid Vienna stunned Spartak Moscow with a 2-0 victory in their UEFA Europa League clash. The home side capitalized on a fortuitous own goal from A. Timofeev and a well-taken strike by T. Murg to secure all three points. Spartak Moscow struggled to find their rhythm and were further hampered by yellow cards for Zé Luís and Aleksandr Lomovitskiy.

Key Facts

  • • Rapid Vienna: 2-0 Spartak Moscow
  • • Own goal by A. Timofeev (50')
  • • Goal by T. Murg (68')
  • • Yellow cards: D. Ljubicic (11'), Zé Luís (32'), Aleksandr Lomovitskiy (70')

Lineups

Rapid Vienna

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 R. Strebinger (G)
  • 6 M. Sonnleitner (D)
  • 19 M. Potzmann (D)
  • 4 M. Barać (D)
  • 3 M. Müldür (D)
  • 28 C. Knasmüllner (M)
  • 8 S. Schwab (M)
  • 10 T. Murg (M)
  • 39 D. Ljubicic (M)
  • 29 D. Alar (F)
  • 97 A. Ivan (M)

Substitutes

  • 22 A. Pavlović
  • 9 V. Berisha
  • 15 M. Martic
  • 20 M. Hofmann
  • 21 T. Knoflach
  • 24 S. Auer
  • 25 A. Kostic

Spartak Moscow

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 98 A. Maximenko (G)
  • 16 S. Bocchetti (D)
  • 14 G. Dzhikiya (D)
  • 92 N. Rasskazov (D)
  • 25 L. Melgarejo (M)
  • 11 Fernando (M)
  • 47 R. Zobnin (M)
  • 40 A. Timofeev (M)
  • 27 A. Lomovitski (F)
  • 9 Zé Luís (F)
  • 99 Pedro Rocha (M)

Substitutes

  • 19 A. Samedov
  • 71 I. Popov
  • 22 M. Ignatov
  • 3 M. Petković
  • 23 D. Kombarov
  • 32 A. Rebrov
  • 88 A. Tashaev

Timeline

  1. Rapid Vienna
    11' Rapid Vienna Card · Yellow Card
    D. Ljubicic
  2. Spartak Moscow
    32' Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Zé Luís
  3. Rapid Vienna
    50' Rapid Vienna Goal · Own Goal
    A. Timofeev
  4. Rapid Vienna
    68' Rapid Vienna Goal · Normal Goal
    T. Murg · Assist: S. Schwab
  5. Spartak Moscow
    70' Spartak Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Aleksandr Lomovitskiy
  6. Rapid Vienna
    71' Rapid Vienna subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Alar · On: Andrija Pavlović
  7. Spartak Moscow
    73' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Aleksandr Lomovitskiy · On: A. Samedov
  8. Spartak Moscow
    73' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Pedro Rocha · On: I. Popov
  9. Rapid Vienna
    76' Rapid Vienna subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Ivan · On: V. Berisha
  10. Spartak Moscow
    82' Spartak Moscow subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Timofeev · On: M. Ignatov
  11. Rapid Vienna
    86' Rapid Vienna subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Knasmüllner · On: M. Martić

Match Stats

Stat Rapid Vienna Spartak Moscow
Fouls 19 5
Pass Accuracy 74% 76%
Offsides 1 7
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 11 8
Corners 2 5
Total Passes 431 427
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 1 2
Shots on Target 6 3
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 49% 51%
Accurate Passes 321 323
Shots Inside Box 4 5
Saves 3 5
Shots Outside Box 7 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ A. Timofeev's own goal in the 50th minute shifted the momentum in Rapid Vienna's favor, giving them the lead.
  • ▸ T. Murg's goal in the 68th minute sealed the win for Rapid Vienna, putting the game beyond Spartak Moscow's reach.