Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Austria Salzburg 1st with 66 points, Rot-Weiß Rankweil 15th with 20, 46 apart. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Rot-Weiß Rankweil ran at 1.37 scored and 3.27 conceded, Austria Salzburg at 3.1 and 1.13.
Rot-Weiß Rankweil arrived off six straight defeats. Defeat had not touched Austria Salzburg in 5 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Rot-Weiß Rankweil had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Austria Salzburg, 13.
The match was played at Gastrastadion in Rankweil (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Austria Salzburg led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-5.