Chipolopolo Boys in-form striker Patson Daka scored the second goal as Redbull Salzburg beat Rheindorf Altach 2-0 in the Austrian Bundesliga encounter.
After a short winter break, Redbull Salzburg returned league action with their Zambian duo of striker Patson Daka and midfield ace Enock Mwepu making the starting line up.
It was a cagey affair in the first 45 minutes and the match went to the break level at 0-0 with little creativity from either side.
The second stanza started well for Salzburg, Three minutes in, Enock Mwepu sent a wonderful pass forward to Mergim Berisha, whose ball across – which was intended for Patson Daka – was turned into his net by Altach defender Zwischenbrugger to make it 1-0 for Salzburg.
Fourteen minutes later, A cross from downfield by Rasmus Kristensen found Patson Daka, who headed the ball into the net to put the visitors into a comfortable two-goal lead, Daka’s 16th goal of the season in all competitions in just 18 appearances.
ℹ️Patson #Daka today scored his ninth goal in nine Austrian Bundelsiga matches this season. Impressive! #ALTRBS 0-2 pic.twitter.com/7n1DRnsejX
— FC Red Bull Salzburg EN (@FCRBS_en) January 24, 2021
Daka, Bernardo and Mergïm Berisha all had good chances to score but in the end, 2-0 the match ended.
Daka put in an 82-minute shift before being withdrawn for Karim Adeyemi while the Computer, Enock Mwepu put in a 90-minute shift.
Mwepu was given a 7.1 rating by sofascore with 20/33 completed passes and 62 touches winning 11 out of 18 ground duels.
JAAAAAAAAAA! Erster Auswärtssieg im neuen Jahr ✅#ALTRBS
— FC Red Bull Salzburg (@RedBullSalzburg) January 24, 2021
Well done boys
Good work boys
Good Shifts from the boys. Come Summer Enock and Patson won’t be at Red Bull Salzburg.
Keep it up Boys.
Great show boys
Good guys patson daka and computer mwepu