Vienna women strong

Hot for the derby hit after storming into second place

Vienna captain Claudia Wasser scored again, smiling from second place.(Bild: First Vienna FC 1894)

Vienna's women's soccer team continues to impress in the Bundesliga! After the bitter 0:2 at home against Lustenau/Dornbirn, blue and yellow struck back against the second Ländle team - captain Claudia Wasser and Co. won 2:0 at Altach/Vorderland to take over second place in the table. 

"We still had a score to settle," said Annalena Wucher. "We knew how important this game was so that we could take three points with us." Viennas Fußballgirs did just that in Altach. The team led by the aforementioned Wucher, who had missed the late 2-1 home defeat against her former club in the autumn due to a serious knee injury, won 2-0 at Altach/Vorderland to storm into second place in the Admira Women's Bundesliga table, six points behind serial double winners St. Pölten. And that before the home derby against Austria on Sunday.

Vienna top talent and ÖFB youth ace Nicole Ojukwu.(Bild: First Vienna FC 1894)

Vienna head coach Mark Dabrounig was also satisfied, saying in advance: "We're really looking forward to this task. It's important that we make the most of the chances we get." Just like when they scored twice to win 2:0. First, captain Wasser dinked a low cross into the Altach goal (56'), and then Pfanner immediately followed up a one-two with Ojukwu with an unstoppable shot into the corner of the net (57').

Back to Austria: The city rivals drew 2-2 at home against Neulengbach, with Mauly scoring the winner in the 91st minute. The Violets conceded more than one goal in a competitive match for the first time since October 14, 2023, but have been unbeaten in eleven games since that very day. A good basis, as the current fifth-placed team in the league awaits the big Cup final against St. Pölten in Wr. Neustadt on 9 May.