Trainer Barisic' hand was forced somewhat before the game by injuries to key players from the Innsbruck win. Heikinnen, Sonnleitner und Drazan withdrew from the squad due to injury, while Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink replaced Salihi in the lone forward role. Kulovits came into the midfield to add steel in Heikinnen's absence, taking up a deep lying role in a new 4-1-4-1 system.Vennegoor of Hesselink hands Hütteldorfers the advantageBack in the starting line up for the first time since the 0-0 home debacle against Linz, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink opened the scoring in the 10th minute, jumping on a handling error from Mattersburg keeper Schartner and stabbing home from a matter of yards. The Dutchman failed to double his tally minutes later when set up by Christopher Trimmel. The first threat from the visitors came on the half hour mark, but Helge Payer came out on top in his duel with Mattersburg's Schmitt. The Burgenlanders began to come more into the game as the half wore on, although a Katzer header on the stroke of half time was the last action of note in the first period. Rapid in controlSaurer tested keeper Schartner five minutes into the second 45, cutting in off his wing to good effect. A composed and patient Rapid had the game well under control and were looking dangerous from set pieces. In the end it was from a set play that Rapid sealed the win: Steffen Hofmann's 69th minute free kick rebounded off the bar to Markus Katzer who had no difficulties in heading home to end the tie as a contest. The deflated visitors were unable to rally as the Green-Whites saw out the last 20 minutes with a minimum of fuss.Barisic will now take his troops to the "Keine Sorgen"-Arena to face a stiff challenge in the shape of SV Ried in the ÖFB-Cup semi final. The game will take place of the 4 of May.ÖFB-Samsung-Cup, 1/4-Final:SK Rapid - SV Mattersburg 2:0 (1:0)Hanappi-Stadion, 11.200, Referee HarkamGoals: 1:0 Vennegoor of Hesselink (10.), 2:0 Katzer (69.)SK Rapid: Payer - Kayhan, Soma, Patocka, Katzer - Kulovits - Trimmel (83. Pehlivan), Prokopic, Hofmann (88. Hinum), Saurer - Vennegoor of Hesselink (70. Salihi)SV Mattersburg: Schartner - Chrappan, Malic, Pöllhuber, Schmidt - Ilsanker - Höller (73. Spuller), Mörz, Parlov, Farkas (83. Gartner) - Waltner (73. Bürger)Yellow Cards: Kulovits, Prokopic, Payer Chrappan, Waltner, Schmidt, Pöllhuber, Malic, Farkas (gw)
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