Defeat for WSG Tirol: Rapid Vienna overwhelms the Tyroleans 4-1

Defeat for WSG Tirol: Rapid Vienna overwhelms the Tyroleans 4-1

In the duel between SK Rapid Wien and WSG Tirol on September 14, 2025, the Tyroleans suffered their first defeat in the current 2025/26 Bundesliga season. The game ended clearly with 1:4, which coach Philipp Semlic described as justified. When analyzing the game, he admitted that his team revealed major weaknesses, especially in the first half. According to Ligaportal, the WSG Tirol showed an attempted improvement in the second half, which was rewarded with a goal by Benjamin Böckle. But the bottom line is that the defensive work wasn't good enough to overturn the result.

A look at the players' performance makes the difference clear. Captain Valentino Müller was critical after the game and criticized the lack of courage and uncertainty in the build-up to the game. “We had to act more courageously,” said Müller, who cannot currently draw any positive aspects from the game. Benjamin Böckle, who scored the goal, found the moment “strange” because there was no joy in the team after the goal, but he was still happy about his personal success, even if he regrets the defeat.

The course of the game

Rapid Vienna took advantage of their chances in the first half and took the lead through Beljo in the 44th minute. The Tyroleans hadn't had any compelling offensive actions up to that point and had to leave the half-time break 0-1. The second half brought more commitment from WSG Tirol, but Semlic's team was unable to break through Rapidler's defensive stability. In the 60th minute, Rapid made it 2-0 with a goal from Raux-Yeo, which resulted from a corner, and Tirol's supposed goal from Diarra was disallowed for offside, which dealt the team a further setback.

With this victory, Rapid Vienna remains undefeated at the top of the Bundesliga table, with a total of 13 points from five games (four wins and one draw). Even though they were without a few injured players, including Druijf and Bischof, they showed a strong team performance in this encounter and not only secured the three points, but also went into the upcoming Europa League play-off against Sporting Braga with a tailwind. Kicker highlights that Rapid is clearly superior in its record against WSG Tirol and has won 11 of 14 matches.

An outlook

For WSG Tirol it is now time to learn the lessons from this game and work on the weaknesses. In the coming week the focus will be on improving defensive stability and showing more courage in offensive actions. With 8 points from six games, the Tyroleans are not in a particularly critical situation, but the coming games will be crucial in order to get back on the road to success. The next match is scheduled for next weekend and keeping one's nerves will be the most important thing for Semlic and his team.