Manchester United loanee Radek Vitek saved a clear sheet towards Champions League outfit Purple Bull Salzburg as his FC Blau-Weiß Linz impressively beat them 2-0.
The house aspect totally deserved their win as they’d 14 pictures on purpose to their opposition’s 5.
Vitek’s aspect needed to make do with little of the ball nonetheless, as they solely had 23% of possession however usually hit their blunt opponents on the counter assault.
The Czech keeper has settled into life nicely in Austria and has performed a complete of , solely lacking some video games on account of earlier within the season.
The teen, who was as soon as described as having an identical fashion to Peter Schmeichel by , had a quiet afternoon between the sticks and saved his fourth clear sheet for his new aspect.
Vitek was given a rating of by Sofascore given he didn’t must make any type of save because the Champions League aspect struggled to put a glove on the house workforce on the Hofmann Private Stadion.
He had 22 touches of the ball and made 9 out of his 14 passes for successful fee of 64%. He additionally efficiently accomplished 5 out of his tried lengthy balls in the course of the recreation.
Like his time at Accrington Stanley final season, BW Linz are hardly a possession obsessed workforce, so he has been unable to indicate his consolation in possession on too many events this yr.
The 21 yr outdated additionally made two clearances in the course of the recreation.
Vitek might be delighted with the way in which he as seamlessy returned to the primary workforce after harm and has continued to rack up minutes for his new aspect.
He can even be delighted to have the chance to tackle European high quality sides akin to LASK and their opponents yesterday, who’ve simply come off a powerful 3-1 away victory over Feyenoord within the Champions League.
Vitek will subsequent be in motion when BW Linz host Grazer AK on Sunday the twenty fourth of November after the worldwide break.
