2:4 against St. Pölten

Ried fall behind in the title race

Things are not going well for Ried at the moment.(Bild: GEPA pictures)

With their second defeat in a row, SV Ried fell behind in the title race of the 2nd soccer league on Sunday. The Innviertel side surprisingly lost 2:4 (1:1) against SKN St. Pölten and are now three points behind leaders Admira, who defeated Stripfing 2:0 on Friday.

David Bumberger (45+2) and Ante Bajic (92) scored the goals for Rieder, who were unable to make the most of their home advantage, as they had done in the 3-2 defeat to Rapid II the previous week, and hardly created any chances from play. SV central defender Nikki Havenaar was also shown a yellow card (77'). Elijah Just (40'), Malcolm Stolt (65'), Ramiz Harakate (87') and Gabriel Kirejczyk (94') made the visitors celebrate, while it was only the second win of the season for eleventh-placed SKN.

Minor crisis
Coach Maximilian Senft's Rieder have finally slipped into a minor crisis. After five wins in their first five games, in which they did not concede a goal, they have only managed four points in their last four matches, conceding nine goals in the process. In addition to Admira (22 points), SW Bregenz (20) and Jung-Rapidler (19) are ahead of Ried in the table.