Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Austria Salzburg (1st, 40 pts) held a 28-point advantage over UFC Hallein (5th, 12 pts). On recent form UFC Hallein sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: UFC Hallein 3.75 scored and 10.63 conceded per game, Austria Salzburg 8.5 and 4.38, with the league averaging 2.7.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on UFC Hallein. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for UFC Hallein against 10/15 for Austria Salzburg.
Thomas Stangassinger Sportanlage in Hallein staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,330. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Austria Salzburg led 4-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-7.