2023-10-06 20:44:03
For St. Pölten, the planned return to the Bundesliga is becoming a long way off. After a 1:4 defeat at newly promoted Stripfing on Friday, the Lower Austrians are without a win in four games and are in danger of being left behind by the second division table leaders GAK following just the first third of the season. The Styrians defend a five-point lead in the top game of the 10th round once morest their first pursuers Bregenz on Saturday and might distance St. Pölten by eleven points.
Vienna (8th) missed a 2-0 lead in stoppage time in the 2-2 draw in the Vienna derby once morest FAC (5th). Bundesliga relegated team Ried (6th) won 3-2 at the last minute once morest Amstetten. Leoben (12th) had to settle for a 1-1 draw despite having more chances once morest Lafnitz (7th). Horn (11th) suffered their first home defeat in a 2-0 defeat once morest Kapfenberger SV (9th).
The downward trend of the SKN continued in Floridsdorf. A lightning goal from Dario Tadic only supposedly gave security (1st). Stripfing turned the game around with Stefan Rakowitz (7th) and Moritz Wels (21st) and no longer gave up the momentum. Rakowitz added his second goal on the counterattack (41st). The favorite’s race to catch up once morest the newcomer and Austria cooperation club did not materialize, but Wels also scored a brace (74′). Stripfing (3rd) drew level with St. Pölten (4th) in points.
The best defense in the league did not hold up in Amstetten, as the numbers suggested. Wilfried Eza Ried took the lead as planned (17th). But the bottom team shocked the Bundesliga relegated team with a double blow before the break. Marcel Monsberger headed following a throw-in (41′) and Niels Hahn following a long ball (45’+4) punished Rieder for his carelessness. However, the Innviertel team might rely on striker Mark Grosse, who scored with a free kick (79th) and in the last minute (94th).
The FAC made a late comeback at Vienna. First, the hosts got off to an ideal start through Kelvin Boateng (3rd), Christoph Monschein even made it 2-0 following a corner pinball scene (56th). When the majority of the 2,600 fans at the Hohe Warte were already celebrating three points, a careless back pass that forced goalie Armin Gremsl to commit a penalty foul brought the Floridsdorfers back into the game. Mirnes Becirovic converted safely (90th), before a completely unsuccessful trip by Gremsl even resulted in a strange own goal (95th).
At Monte Schlacko, Kevin Friesenbichler gave Leoben a deserved lead (21st). A failed dribble by his strike partner Deni Alar resulted in the equalizer coming out of nowhere. Jakob Knollmüller finalized the guests’ counterattack with a follow-up shot (39′). The newcomer is still without a win under Jancker’s successor Rene Poms. Horn had to bow at home for the first time. The tall Alexander Hofleitner put Kapfenberg on course with his header following a corner (71′). Tobias Mandler made the decision (88th).
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