Late winner! Lustenau celebrate crucial victory against GAK

Last-minute victory in the Ländle!

Austria Lustenau defeated GAK 2-1 on matchday 12 of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga. Dion Kacuri scored the decisive goal in the first minute of stoppage time.

The visitors from Graz got off to a perfect start. Oberleitner played a brilliant ball through from the halfway line for returning player Italiano. The Australian stayed cool on the ball and slotted it neatly into the bottom right corner for 1-0 (9').

Scrappy affair

For large parts of the first half, spectators in Lustenau witnessed a scrappy match, with neither side able to put together fluid passing moves.

Lustenau almost conceded an own goal through Maak (41'), while Anderson attempted an overhead kick in the 45th minute that went straight at the goalkeeper.

Equalizer shortly after the break

The Vorarlberg side came out sharper after the break and equalized through Diarra (51'). The attacker scored a stunning goal from the left edge of the penalty box.

In the 63rd minute, Oberleitner received his second yellow card following a foul on Jastremski and was sent off with a red card.

Lustenau came to life and created several top chances with the numerical advantage. Weixelbraun missed from close range (72') and Gashi was denied from a tight angle by Stankovic (78').

Kacuri sends the home fans into raptures

Down at the other end, Cvetko (78') and Klassen (79') unexpectedly had chances to retake the lead for the ten-man visitors.

Diarra almost scored his second goal of the match, but hit the post from a set-piece (85').

In the first minute of stoppage time, Lustenau finally found the winning goal: Kacuri won the ball and hammered it into the net from an angle on the left.

This crucial victory ends a four-game losing streak for Austria Lustenau. Meanwhile, GAK have now been waiting for a win since September 12.