Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pinkafeld 8th with 36 points, Rudersdorf 15th with 17, 19 apart. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Rudersdorf ran at 0.93 scored and 3.04 conceded, Pinkafeld at 1.82 and 1.89.
6 games without a win framed Rudersdorf's arrival. Pinkafeld carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Rudersdorf had taken 2 of 15 points to Pinkafeld's 9.
Sportplatz Rudersdorf in Rudersdorf staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pinkafeld led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.