Mission accomplished, milestones set

In the end, the team secured a comfortable home victory against Austria Lustenau, a game in which—beyond the final score—three personal milestones were achieved.

On the one hand, there was Abubakr Barry. Week after week, the midfielder covers an enormous distance and never shies away from a tackle, but he rarely gets to claim the glory moments for himself. After weeks of hard work, the moment finally arrived against Lustenauer Austria: his first goal as a Red Bull! From the edge of the box, the Gambian made it 5–0.

On the other hand, Tim Drexler had already gotten on the score sheet earlier, also in his first appearance in our colors. While the right back was clearing the ball with his usual efficiency at the back, he popped up surprisingly far forward after a cross from Baidoo. Yorbe Vertessen headed the ball across the goal, and then the German, in true goal-scorer fashion, hammered it high into the net to make it 3–0.

The afternoon was capped off by Lassina Traore’s competitive debut. The 19-year-old from Burkina Faso, who has already racked up plenty of playing time with FC Liefering this season, came on for Frans Krätzig on the left wing in the final quarter-hour.