On Thursday, Red Bull Salzburg played against Pafos FC. It was a game for the Europa-League-Quali-fika-tion. The match started with very heavy rain. The ball could not roll on the wet grass. Schieds-richter Damian Sylwestrzak stopped the game after 14 minutes. The players had to go to the dressing room for almost 2 hours.
After the long break, the rain became weaker. The game continued at 21:13. Salzburg was the better team. They had many chances for a goal. But the opponent from Cyprus defended well. Also the goalkeeper from Salzburg, Christian Zawieschitzky, prevented a goal against them. He saved the ball against the player Lele.
The decisive goal came just before the end. In the 88th minute, Haris Tabakovic scored the 1:0. He was substituted just before. With that, Salzburg won the Hin-spiel. The second leg takes place on 13 August in Limassol. A player from Salzburg, Enrique Aguilar, got a serious hand injury at the end.
