LASK Linz produced a comprehensive victory over Deutschlandsberg, winning 1:6 in the Cup Round of 32 on Friday evening. The match took place at Deutschlandsberg's ground on 2026-09-05. The Austrian visitors made no mistake in what was a one-sided affair from start to finish.
LASK went ahead inside ten minutes when C. Lang opened the scoring. N. Kane doubled the lead shortly after at the 15th minute. K. Danek made it three at 22 minutes, and F. Flecker added a fourth before the break at 36 minutes. The hosts made three changes at half-time — J. Tornich, J. Mesaric and M. Suppan — but the deficit had already proved insurmountable.
The second half saw LASK extend their advantage. C. Degen scored at 48 minutes, though M. Fuchshofer had missed a penalty for the visitors in the same minute. N. Kane completed his brace at 55 minutes, and S. Horvath rounded off the scoring at 67 minutes. LASK made four substitutions at the 64th minute, while Deutschlandsberg brought on M. Reiterer and J. Veit at 71 minutes. M. Usor received a yellow card at 72 minutes. N. Kane missed another penalty at 84 minutes.
The statistics tell the story. LASK controlled 64% of possession and registered 12 shots on target compared to three for the hosts. They launched 91 attacks against 70 for Deutschlandsberg, and won six corners to two. The home side had nine goal kicks and no red cards, but their attacking output was minimal.
LASK came into the fixture with momentum, having won their last three matches — a 3:1 victory over Wolfsberger, a 3:0 win against Altach, and a 5:1 result versus Celtic. Deutschlandsberg's form was mixed, with a 4:2 win over Gleisdorf 09 and a 2:2 draw with Tilmiš in recent outings, but they paid for a sloppy opening. The result sends LASK through to the next round of the Cup.