Match Report
The table read 12th (Ried II, 37 pts) against 15th (Bad Gleichenberg, 35 pts), 2 points apart. Ried II's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Ried II were scoring 1.8 and conceding 2.33, Bad Gleichenberg 1.67 and 2.37, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Ried II, winners of their last four. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Ried II, 4/15 for Bad Gleichenberg.
The venue was josko ARENA in Ried im Innkreis, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-4.