LASK 1-3 Liverpool: Nunez, Diaz and Salah explode in the second half, Liverpool start with a victory

Score

LASK:FLecker (14')

Liverpool:Nunez (pen 56'), Diaz (63'), Salah

Against an opponent rated lower, coach Klopp used a reserve squad. The familiar stars of the main squad such as Robertson, Jota, Alisson Becker, Salah, Mac Allister or Szoboszlai were all on the bench. Opportunities went to Tsimikas, Elliot, Doak as well as waiting for the shining performance of the central midfielder pair Endo - Gravenberch.

Playing with an unfamiliar formation, rarely playing together, Liverpool had difficulty against the determination and fearless style of play of the home team. When Liverpool had not yet had many notable plays, LASK took the lead. From an impressive corner kick, the ball was passed to Flecker. This player, after a perfect first-step control from outside the 16m50 box, fired a cannon shot into Liverpool's net. 1-0 to LASK.

Liverpool created many dangerous situations but the visitors' poor finishing ability prevented them from equalizing. In the 36th minute, after Van Dijk's header, Nunez rushed in to head the ball but goalkeeper Lawal still managed to save LASK from close range. That was also a notable moment in the first half.

In the second half, Liverpool increased their attack speed and LASK struggled to defend. In the 56th minute, Liverpool's pressure was effective when the visitors were awarded a penalty. There was a chaotic situation in the LASK penalty area and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. It seemed that a LASK defender had fouled Luis Diaz.

The opportunity fell to Nunez and he did not miss it to equalize 1-1 for Liverpool. With the equalizer, Liverpool played better and better. In the 63rd minute, Luis Diaz had a very quick one-touch finish after Gravenberch's pass and 2-1 for the Premier League representative.

In the following minutes, Liverpool had more opportunities to increase the gap. In the 88th minute, Salah put his name on the scoreboard. After a pass from Nunez on the right wing, Salah soloed past 2 LASK players before nutmegging the opponent's goalkeeper, bringing the third goal for Liverpool. 3-1 for the Premier League representative was the final result of this match.

LASK vs Liverpool lineup

LASK:Lawal, Ziereis, Renner, Luckeneder, Andrade, Zulj, Jovicic, Horvarth, Flecker, Havel, Ljubicic

Liverpool:Kelleher, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Konate, Endo, Gravenberch, Elliot, Bajcetic, Diaz, Nunez, Doak