HARTBERG, Austria (Interstat) — LASK built a two-goal lead, then watched Hartberg storm back for a 3-3 draw Sunday in an Austrian Bundesliga match at PROfertil ARENA. The visitors led 2-0 at halftime and 3-1 after 58 minutes, but Hartberg scored twice in the second half to earn a point. The result left LASK with a 5-1-1 record in the competition and across all competitions. Hartberg moved to 2-3-2 in the competition and across all competitions.

LASK needed just seven minutes to break through. Sascha Horvath scored the opener in the seventh minute, giving the visitors a 1-0 advantage. Christoph Lang doubled the lead in the 30th minute, and LASK carried a 2-0 cushion into halftime. Horvath’s early strike set the tone for a LASK side that moved the ball quickly and found space between Hartberg’s midfield and defense. Lang’s finish came after sustained pressure, and the visitors looked comfortable with a two-goal lead at the interval. Hartberg found a response shortly after the break when Andrija Radulović scored in the 46th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1. Andrés Andrade restored LASK’s two-goal margin in the 58th minute, scoring from his defender position to make it 3-1.

Hartberg did not fold. Radulović struck again in the 72nd minute, bringing the hosts within 3-2. Five minutes later, Jed Drew leveled the match in the 77th minute. Radulović’s second goal gave Hartberg belief, and Drew’s equalizer sent the home support into celebration. Hartberg pushed forward in the closing stages, but LASK managed the final moments and escaped with a point. The final 13 minutes plus stoppage time produced tension but no further goals. Hartberg’s comeback capped a match that swung from LASK control to a frantic finish.

Radulović finished with two goals and a yellow card for Hartberg, leading the home side’s attack. Drew also scored for Hartberg. For LASK, Horvath and Lang each scored once, while Andrade added a goal from defense. Horvath and Lang were both credited with 68 minutes, and Andrade played the full 90 minutes. The statline underscored the balance of the scoring. Radulović’s brace and Drew’s goal accounted for all of Hartberg’s offense. LASK’s goals were spread among Horvath, Lang and Andrade, with Horvath and Lang each playing 68 minutes and Andrade going the full 90. The attacking contributions helped LASK build its lead before Hartberg’s late surge.

The disciplinary action was one-sided. Hartberg received all four yellow cards. Konstantin Schopp was cautioned in the 21st minute, Tobias Kainz in the 68th, Radulović in the 77th and Fabian Wilfinger in the 90th minute plus two. Schopp’s early booking was the first of four for the home side. Kainz went into the book in the 68th, Radulović in the 77th and Wilfinger in second-half stoppage time. LASK finished without a booking. The cards reflected a physical second half as Hartberg pushed for the equalizer and then held on for the draw.

The match continued a busy stretch for both clubs. LASK’s previous result was a 2-1 loss at Sturm Graz on Sept. 13. Before that, LASK beat Wolfsberg 3-1, Altach 3-0, SV Oberbank Ried 4-1, Austria Wien 2-0 and Grazer AK 3-0. LASK’s unbeaten start had been ended by Sturm Graz the previous weekend. Hartberg had drawn 2-2 at Tirol on Sept. 13, beaten SV Oberbank Ried 3-2 and won 2-1 at Altach. Hartberg also lost to Austria Wien, Sturm Graz and RB Salzburg earlier in the season. Hartberg had opened the season with a loss at RB Salzburg and then fell to Sturm Graz and Austria Wien before earning wins against Altach and SV Oberbank Ried.

LASK will next host Rapid on Oct. 10 in the Bundesliga, then visit Lustenau on Oct. 17. Hartberg will host Lustenau on Oct. 10, then visit Rapid on Oct. 16. The sides are scheduled to meet again on Nov. 21 at LASK. The teams will not meet again until November, when Hartberg visits LASK. Before that, LASK has a home match against Rapid and a trip to Lustenau, while Hartberg hosts Lustenau and travels to Rapid. Both teams will look to build on the attacking displays shown in the six-goal draw.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of LASK 1, Hartberg 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected LASK with a 50.6 percent probability to win. The actual match produced six goals and a draw, far from the projected scoreline.