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Lafnitz spends the winter in the second soccer league as the leader of the table. The Styrians prevailed Friday night in the 13th round hit at Wacker Innsbruck with a clear 4: 1, expanded their winning streak to six games and established five points from chasing Liefering for the time being. The “steers” only finish the autumn season on Sunday (10.30 am) outside Austria Klagenfurt. For the Tyrolean it was the second consecutive defeat at the end of the year.
Since Lafnitz announced that he did not want to apply for a Bundesliga license and Liefering is not eligible for promotion, third place could be decisive for a place in the upper house this year. Blau-Weiß Linz met them thanks to a 2-0 home win in Upper Austria’s duel with Juniors OÖ. Two points behind are Klagenfurt and GAK, who lost 3-1 at Austria Lustenau. The sixth Innsbruck is three points behind the three.
Kapfenberg (4: 1 against Horn) and Amstetten (2: 0 at FAC) celebrated important victories in the battle for relegation. Meanwhile, in the duel between the penultimate and the last, there was a tie that did not help anyone: The Young Violets and Rapid II parted 1-1 with two penalty goals.
For the Tyrolese, the lead in a poor first half at Tivoli was ready to be regained in the 34th minute, Florian Jamnig launched a penalty. It was the beginning of the end for the local team. Four minutes later, Martin Krienzer led the win on the road. In the 40th minute, Tirol’s Darijo Grujcic had to leave the field prematurely due to a foul on Mario Kröpfl’s blow.
Dual Pack
After the break, Krienzer (64th) made his perfect double, hitting the leather in the short corner. After a serious mistake by Andreas Zingl’s goalkeeper on a free kick by Fabio Viteritti (69th), the hosts could only hope for a comeback. Kröpfl (79th) after a horrifying cross pass from the Tyrolese and Julian Tomka (82nd) ensured clear conditions.
Philipp Pomer scored for Blau-Weiß Linz in the 15th minute, after two exclusions from Upper Austrian rival Fabian Schubert (90th) made the final point. For the 26-year-old forward, it was the 21st goal of the season in the 15th competitive game, and on the league’s shooting list he is number one with 15 goals. A goal from Petar Zubak (90th) was not enough for GAK at Vorarlberg, as Blankson Anoff (43rd), Wallace (53rd) and Haris Tabakovic (70th) were successful on the hosts’ side.
There was curiosity in the game between Kapfenberg and Horn, as the two teams could hardly be distinguished. Kapfenberg played, as he has for years in home games, all in the red. The guests, who should know, came with their orange addresses. Waldviertler’s home jersey is traditionally blue and in this case it would have been selected. Referee Oliver Drachta whistled the match anyway. The Styrians kept the big picture and won 4.1.
