Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ried II (8th, 41 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Vorwärts Steyr (15th, 24 pts). Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Ried II ran at 1.83 scored and 1.93 conceded, Vorwärts Steyr at 0.97 and 1.8.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ried II — four in succession.
The match was played at Keine Sorgen Arena in Steyr (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-3.