yardımcı hakemler: eyjolfur finnsson (isl), gudmundur jonsson (isl)
4. hakem: egill mar markusson (isl)
gak: andreas schranz (gk), gregor pötscher (c), mario tokić, dieter ramusch, nikola milinkovic (dk. 57 mario bazina), michaël goossens, enrico kulovits, emanuel pogatetz (dk. 75 joachim standfest), matthias dollinger (dk. 66 martin amerhauser), gernot sick, roland kollmann
yedekler: franz almer (gk), benedict akwuegbu, mario majstorović, thomas lechner
teknik direktör: walter schachner (aut)
tirana: ndubuisi egbo (gk), elvis sina, rezart dabulla, nevil dede (c), sokol bulku (dk. 87 sokol prenga), devis mukaj, mahir halili, ansi agolli, fjodor xhafa (dk. 42 indrit fortuzi), saimir patushi (dk. 59 suad lici), luan pinari
yedekler: isli hidi (gk), alban tafaj, gentian hajdari, eldorado merkoci
gak confirm ajax meeting published: wednesday 6 august 2003, 22.00cet grazer ak 2-1 kf tirana (agg: 7-2) a comfortable aggregate win secures gak a tie with the dutch giants.
grazer ak confirmed their place in the uefa champions league third qualifying round with a 2-1 win against kf tirana which secured a 7-2 aggregate victory.
comfortable lead leading 5-1 from the first leg in albania last week, the austrian side kicked off knowing that a place in the next round and a tie against afc ajax was all but secure. gak were therefore content to play within themselves in front of their own supporters, and concentrated on ensuring an aggregate success with as little fuss as possible.
early goal gak further extended their overall advantage within 14 minutes, as a corner led to a goalmouth scramble inside the tirana penalty area before the ball broke for midfield player gernot sick to sweep it into the net from five metres.
gak on top the goal visibly deflated the visitors, and gak were able to play the game at their own pace. the home side controlled the match without ever really threatening to add to their one-goal lead on the night, but as tirana pressed forward in the second period more space opened up for gak to break. it was from such a counterattack that the second goal was scored 16 minutes from time, as a left-wing cross was met by roland kollmann who turned it in from near the penalty spot.
late consolation to their credit, tirana continued to push forward with only pride left to play for, and deservedly pulled a goal back a minute into added time at the end of the game, as ansi agolli, who had earlier seen a shot fly narrowly wide, reduced the deficit with a well-placed effort into the far corner of the net from the left-hand side of the gak penalty area.
