Thanks to Radulovic's Dream Debut! Hartberg Stages Comeback Draw Against LASK

On the seventh matchday of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga, there was once again a goalfest between TSV Hartberg and LASK!

Despite a two-goal lead at halftime, LASK had to settle for a 3-3 draw in Eastern Styria after two consecutive defeats.

Man of the match was Rapid loanee Andrija Radulovic, who shone with a brace and an assist.

Two Ex-Hartberg Players Score

LASK, starting with two changes compared to their 2-1 defeat in Graz, was the better team from the outset and rewarded themselves for a strong start.

A throw-in from Flecker, then the ball reaches the Linz captain. Horvath has plenty of space and shoots from a good 20 meters. The ball travels longer and longer and lands past Pecsi in the net. LASK took an early lead thanks to Sascha Horvath's first goal of the season (7th minute).

The game continued in a similar vein. TSV Hartberg struggled to gain a foothold against a well-playing Linz side and conceded the second goal before halftime: A miscued clearance by Pecsi, LASK seized possession. Horvath set up Lang, who shot from the edge of the box and scored with a low drive to make it 2-0 (30th minute).

Schopp's Golden Touch

At halftime, Kalajdzic entered the game, while Hartberg made a double substitution at the break. Drew and Radulovic came into play and provided the goal to reduce the deficit moments later:

Good pressing from Drew against Radulovic. The Australian kept his composure and passed to the also substituted Radulovic, who the Linz players completely forgot about. The shot from the Rapid loanee was then deflected by Flecker and found the net, reducing the deficit (47th minute).

Hartberg Deny LASK Victory

However, Hartberg's euphoria didn't last long, as LASK restored their two-goal lead just a few minutes later: A misplaced pass from Schopp. Then things moved quickly: Bello delivered a waist-high cross into the middle to Bello, who took the ball directly with his left foot and scored his second goal of the season to make it 3-1 (58th minute).

But that wasn't all, Hartberg scored again to reduce the deficit. A misplaced pass from LASK, Radulovic dribbled past Mbuyamba and scored with a left-footed shot to make it 2-3 (72nd minute). A short while later, the hosts indeed scored the much-celebrated equalizer: The outstanding Radulovic with a beautiful through ball to Drew, who scored the celebrated equalizer (77th minute).

After that, the game was on a knife-edge, with neither team affording to make a mistake. It remained 3-3. LASK is now two points behind Rapid and must relinquish the league leadership to the Hütteldorf side. Hartberg is sixth.