Harry Pichler was the only Rapidler to brave the minus 6 degree weather, taking to the field in a short sleeved shirt, but Rapid set about trying to raise the temperature from the off. Christoph Saurer, on loan from Hütteldorf in Wiener Neustadt, tried his luck with a weak effort in the fourth minute, but the first meaningful attempt on goal arrived 12 minutes later through Christopher Drazan his decent effort worked Siebenhandl in the first of a string of saves the keeper would be forced...

The anniversary derby saw Peter Schöttel send out his side in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. Prager and Trimmel made their returns to the starting line up, and it was Trimmel who had the first chance of the afternoon with a header. Rapid got on top early in the possesion stakes, with the cross town rivals from Favoriten failing to manufacture any meaningful positions in the final third. With half time approaching a Hofmann corner was met by a Sonnleitner header, but Lindner in the...

Harry Pichler was the only Rapidler to brave the minus 6 degree weather, taking to the field in a short sleeved shirt, but Rapid set about trying to raise the temperature from the off. Christoph Saurer, on loan from Hütteldorf in Wiener Neustadt, tried his luck with a weak effort in the fourth minute, but the first meaningful attempt on goal arrived 12 minutes later through Christopher Drazan his decent effort worked Siebenhandl in the first of a string of saves the keeper would be forced...

The Rapid faithful packed into the Hanappi for the last game of 2011 were hungry for goals. In their last two outings, the Green & Whites had record successive goalless draws against Kapfenberg and Innsbruck. It took just 5 minutes for the Hütteldorfers to tick the boxes on their supporters Christmas wish-lists as Adthe Nuhiu converted a Trimmel cross from close range to set Schöttel's troops on their way. Nuhiu had come into the team replacing suspended Burgstaller in the only change to...

SK Rapid are back from their winter holidays ahead of the restart on February 11th. Before then the squad have friendlies organized plus a training camp in Portugal.Two friendlies have been confirmed:SK Rapid - Wiener SportklubGerhard Hanappi-StadiumSaturday, 14. January 2012Kick Off: 14:00 As well asSK Rapid - FACGerhard Hanappi-StadionSaturday, 21. January 2012Kick Off: 14:00 The team then say goodbye to Vienna on January 27th and head to Faro in Portugal for a training camp. Whilst in...

The Rapid faithful packed into the Hanappi for the last game of 2011 were hungry for goals. In their last two outings, the Green & Whites had record successive goalless draws against Kapfenberg and Innsbruck. It took just 5 minutes for the Hütteldorfers to tick the boxes on their supporters Christmas wish-lists as Adthe Nuhiu converted a Trimmel cross from close range to set Schöttel's troops on their way. Nuhiu had come into the team replacing suspended Burgstaller in the only change to...

Trainer Peter Schöttel went once again with the formula that had been working so well in recent weeks, setting his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Trimmel and Drazan occupied the wing roles, while Steffen Hofmann was again tucked in behind lone front man Guido Burgstaller. Good opening pressure It was Burgstaller who thought he had handed the hosts the lead in the 2nd minute, only to have his celebrations cut short by the sight of the linesman’s raised flag. Rapid aggressively took the...

Deni Alar returned for the first time to face his former employers and found himself in the starting 11, playing on the left wing in place of suspended Christopher Drazan as Peter Schöttel opted for 4-2-3-1 formation. Alar’s first action of game was to pick up a yellow card from referee Hameter for handball. Overzealous referee Hameter had brandished his card no less than 4 times in the opening 13 minutes. Newly appointed home trainer Thomas von Heesen, over-seeing his first game from the...

Trainer Peter Schöttel went once again with the formula that had been working so well in recent weeks, setting his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Trimmel and Drazan occupied the wing roles, while Steffen Hofmann was again tucked in behind lone front man Guido Burgstaller. Good opening pressure It was Burgstaller who thought he had handed the hosts the lead in the 2nd minute, only to have his celebrations cut short by the sight of the linesman’s raised flag. Rapid aggressively took the...

Coach Peter Schöttel made two changes to his lineup for the trip to Burgenland following his suspension in the previous weeks clash against Salzburg, Pichler returned to the line up in central defence, while the more surprising inclusion of the afternoon was the of young keeper Lukas Königshofer. The afternoon marked his Bundesliga debut for the club and only his second competitive appearance: his first outing came over a year ago in last season’s cup match against Hartberg. ...