Regionalliga West

Own goal decides top match in Maxglan

Five Salzburg clubs were in action in the Regionalliga West on Saturday. Only Austria scored three points. They won their clash with St. Johann by the narrow margin of 1-0, while FC Pinzgau and Grünau drew in a wild game in the second derby of the day. Kuchl also came away with a point in Vorarlberg.

Austria struggled for a long time at the Max Aicher Stadium in Maxglan against the well-defending Pongau side. They lacked penetration in the final third. It was almost telling that Florian Ellmer from St. Johann scored the decisive goal. After a corner kick, the striker scored into his own goal. "A set-piece goal is always nice," said Austria coach Schaider. His counterpart Scherer, meanwhile, was disappointed: "Extremely bitter, because we only conceded a few goals." The Violets thus remain top of the table with maximum points

Four sending offs

The spectators in Saalfelden saw a wild draw. FC Pinzgau and Grünau drew 2-2, with the Walsers equalizing with a Pajic penalty in the 98th minute. "Actually, only six minutes of stoppage time should have been allowed", Pinzgau manager Klausner complained about the referee. A total of four players were sent off in the heated match, with Grünau coach Knaus also seeing a red card. 

Kuchl, meanwhile, squandered a 2-0 lead in Röthis and only managed a 2-2 draw. "It was a disappointing performance from my team," said coach Hofer, who was not satisfied.