2nd league - 7th round

Kapfenberg take over 1st place with victory at Lafnitz!

The jubilation of Kapfenberg(Bild: GEPA)

Kapfenberger SV have moved to the top of the table at the start of the 7th round of the 2nd division!

KSV won the Styrian derby at SV Lafnitz 2:1 on Friday and, with 18 points, now have two points more than promotion favorites SV Ried. Vienna defeated Rapid's second team 3:1, while SKN St. Pölten won 2:0 at bottom club Voitsberg. Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz celebrated a 2-0 win at Stripfing. Admira Wacker picked up three points in a 2-1 win against FAC.

The Südstädter had to chase an early deficit in the evening game after a goal from FAC striker Evan Eghosa (6th). However, the hosts equalized a good quarter of an hour later through Reinhard Young (23'). Deni Alar missed a great chance in the 66th minute when he missed the empty goal after a mistake by FAC keeper Jakob Odehnal. The happy ending for the Lower Austrians came in the final minute when substitute Salko Mujanovic converted a penalty (97th minute). Admira (15 points) thus remain third, while FAC (7) are ninth.

KSV won 2:1 at SV Lafnitz
Levan Eloshvili gave Kapfenberg an early lead with a left-footed shot (3rd minute). David Heindl increased the lead for the visitors with a header after a rehearsed free-kick variant (25'). However, Lafnitz scored the equalizer before the break through Christoph Pichorner (45'). KSV were short-handed for around half an hour in the second half after Florian Haxha was sent off (62'). With a bit of luck, coach Ismail Atalan's team managed to hold on to the result; a Lafnitz goal in stoppage time was disallowed for offside.

Vienna defeated Rapid's second team
Kelvin Boateng was the match-winner at the Hohe Warte, the striker scoring a flawless hat-trick for Vienna against Rapid in the first period. Boateng was on hand to score from close range in minutes 1, 9 and 41. In between, the visitors' attacker Tobias Hedl failed to beat Vienna goalkeeper Bernhard Unger from the penalty spot (25'). Dominic Vincze scored the consolation goal shortly before the end (85'). Vienna moved up to fifth place with ten points, while Rapid II are equal seventh.

SKN St. Pölten successful at bottom club Voitsberg
The crux of the game in Voitsberg was a sending off for ASK goalkeeper Florian Schögl after a serious foul on Claudy M'Buyi (66'). Marc Stendera converted the subsequent free-kick into the corner of the net. Malcolm Stolt immediately added another for St. Pölten (72'), who thus celebrated their first win of the season. For Bregenz, Marcel Monsberger (75') and Adriel from the penalty spot (93') were the match-winners against Stripfing. Bregenz (14 points) are now fourth.