Victory over Salzburg
Austria Wins ÖFB Women’s Cup Against Salzburg
The women’s soccer team of Wiener Austria has won the ÖFB Cup for the first time. After losing two previous finals, the Bundesliga powerhouse triumphed 1-0 (0-0) over Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday in Vienna. In front of a record cup final crowd of 4,600 fans, the favored Violets broke through the defensive wall in the second half with a header by Katharina Schiechtl (52'). Austria thus followed in the footsteps of serial cup winner SKN St. Pölten.
The Lower Austrians, who had won the Cup every year since 2013, had been eliminated by Austria in the second round. On Thursday, at the revitalized Wiener Sport-Club grounds, Austria dictated the lively match from the start, but were criticized for a lack of efficiency in front of goal. The young Salzburg women initially kept a clean sheet, defending with luck and skill and weathering many dangerous situations following set pieces. However, counterattacks by the Cup final debutants were few and far between.
Schiechtl dominates the air
Schiechtl broke the deadlock with a header in the 52nd minute. The multiple ÖFB national team player used her height to her advantage on a corner kick. It was the first goal conceded in the Cup so far by the Salzburg women, who have been wearing the Bulls’ jersey since this year. They were now forced to attack, but never developed the cutting edge needed to seriously trouble the opponent’s defense.
The experienced Austria defense, led by Schiechtl, Carina Wenninger, and Virginia Kirchberger, shut things down at the back in front of new head coach Lars Söndergaard. But because their forwards squandered further half-chances, the match remained competitive until the very end. The fact that Salzburg goalkeeper Michaela Fischer brought down the breaking Austria striker Courtney Strode during a rush out in stoppage time and was shown a red card did not change the result. The purple-clad women thus not only continued the proud cup history of the men’s division. Their predecessor club, USC Landhaus, had already won the cup eleven times.
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