Red Bull Salzburg edged out SV Mattersburg, 4x1, on Sunday, in the match for the 2nd round. Before this Matchday, Jesse Marsch's team came from a win, and Franz Ponweiser's team came from a win.
After 8 minutes, Takumi Minamino opened the scoring for Red Bull Salzburg, laid on by Zlatko Junuzović. With 11 minutes on the clock, Masaya Okugawa fired home Salzburg's team's second goal, assisted by Patrick Farkas. After 37 minutes, Erling Haaland struck for Jesse Marsch's team, from the penalty spot.
After 50 minutes, Patson Daka struck for Red Bull Salzburg, assisted by Patrick Farkas. Martin Pusic netted the last goal in the 54th minute from the penalty spot. With 75 minutes on the clock, Salzburg's team saw Zlatko Junuzović get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.
After the result Red Bull Salzburg is 1st in the table, 6 points, while SV Mattersburg occupy 7th place, 3 points. With regard to the next fixture, Salzburg's team will host Wolfsberger AC, while Mattersburg's team will play at home against Austria Wien.
| Red Bull Salzburg | SV Mattersburg | |||
| 7 | 8 | Shots | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Total Tackles | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Tackles Won | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Ball steals | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | 102 | Total Passes | 30 | 8 |
| 7 | 88 | Passes Completed | 22 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Saves | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
2 | Fouls Suffered | 2 |
