Burgenland U16 Rallies Late to Stun Ried U16 in Jugendliga Match
MEHRNBACH, Austria (Interstat) — Burgenland U16 scored twice in second-half stoppage time to complete a stunning comeback and defeat Ried U16 4-0 in an AUT Jugendliga U16 match Wednesday at Pumberger Gebäudetechnik ARENA.
The visitors overturned a two-goal deficit with a furious late rally. Ried’s Veljko Rajkovic opened the scoring in the 63rd minute, and Baran Akyol doubled the lead in the 87th. Simon Vlna, a 46th-minute substitute, sparked the turnaround with a goal for Burgenland in the 89th minute. Julian Konrad then delivered the dramatic equalizer in the fourth minute of added time.
The result improved Burgenland’s league record to 3-2-1, while Ried fell to 3-3. Ried received four yellow cards in the match.