Manchester United loanee Radek Vitek put in another fine display as FC Blau-Weiß Linz beat Wolfsberger AC 2-1 away from home in the Austrian Bundesliga.
It means that Vitek’s side pull within one point of the top six and six points from the European places.
The 21 year old has played in 17 games this season, only conceding 20 goals and keeping six clean sheets, as he has been an ever-present for his side.
The Czech keeper was given a rating of 7.3 from Sofascore for another strong performance on Sunday afternoon.
He made four saves for his side as they held on to the win despite late pressure. All of the efforts were from inside the box as he made a big contribution to the away win providing his team with a safe pair of hands.
Vitek also made one successful punch and one run out, where he came out of his goal to sweep up the danger.
The Czech made two high claims to demonstrate his skill at dominating his box and taking responsibility to take the pressure off his defenders.
He also made one clearance in the game and completed 100% of his aerial duels in a competitive match.
Vitek wasn’t so good with his feet however, as he had 30 touches but only completed 48% of his passes.
Nonetheless, with his side keeping just 30% of the ball, it was hardly in his remit to keep the ball for much length of time.
He launched 14 long balls but only four reached their target and this is something he will definitely want to work on over time.
The youngster’s fine form in Austria won’t come unnoticed, especially as Andre Onana’s struggles continue in the Manchester United goal.
The Czech keeper was highly impressive last season in pre-season against Norwegian side Rosenborg BK and he will hope to be given a fair shot at taking a run at the number one jersey this summer.
He will next be in action when BW Linz host Hartberg on Sunday afternoon.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
