Enock Mwepu scores in Redbull Salzburg draw
By Aaron Mubanga Jnr | June 22, 2020
The Zambian midfielder showed great composure and technique sending a defender and the goalkeeper to the cleaners before blasting a powerful shot into the net.
Mwepu and compatriot, Patson Daka returned to the starting line up having started from the bench in midweek. Coach Jesse Marsch line-up his best players as he looked to go all out for a win.
Salzburg took the lead after 19 minutes, Masaka Okugawa received a perfect pass from Hee-Chan Hwang before beating Alexander Kofler in the Wolfsberger AC goal.
Despite both sides creating numerous chances, They had to wait for the 71st minute for a second goal, Mwepu first broke up play before passing to Hwang whose shot was blocked and the ball went straight into Mwepu’s path who showed great composure before slotting home.
THE COME BACK
Salzburg looked like their heading for victory until the last ten minutes when the Wolfsberger AC resurgence started. First, it was the Salzburg captain Andreas Ulmer who put the ball into his own net when he tried to intercept a pass and block Shon Zalman Weissman from scoring.
Four minutes later, Michael Liendl leveled matters with a beautifully taken strike from the edge of the box beating Cican Stankovic in the Salzburg goal.
DAKA CHANCES
Patson Daka first put through Hee-Chan Hwang on goal in the first few minutes and the Korea Republic scored but it was ruled out for off-side. Later on in the match, Daka rushed onto a loose ball after Dominik Szoboszlai controlled a long pass but his shot went straight into Koflers’ body.
Okugawa threaded a pass to Daka in the early stages of the second half but the Zambian tried to take his shot first time and it lacked the necessary power to beat Kofler. His best chance just came minutes before Mwepu’s goal, Hee-Chan Hwang received a pass from Mwepu and squared it for the 2017 CAF young player of the year but he arrived just seconds late.
In the end, it was a 2-2 draw but Salzburg opens a six-point lead at the summit after Rapid Wien suffered a 1-0 loss to TSV Hartberg.
Elsewhere Edward Chilufya put in a 55-minute shift for Djurgadens IF in their 3-0 loss to log leaders Norrköping. Chilufya returned to the starting line up and put in a decent shift before being withdrawn for Emir Kujović
In Poland, Lubambo Musonda put in a full shift for WKS Śląsk Wrocław who slipped to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Legia Warszawa.
Musonda played in his newly found position at right-back.