First Vienna vs Austria Wien II
VERTOU, France (Interstat) — First Vienna fell 2-0 to Austria Wien II on Saturday in a 2. Liga match at Stade des Échalonnières.
Defender Leonardo Ivkić scored the only goal of the first half in the third minute of stoppage time, a strike that proved decisive. The 5-foot-9, 163-pound Ivkić played the full 90 minutes and also received a yellow card in the 57th minute.
The match featured five yellow cards overall. First Vienna’s Daniel Luxbacher was cautioned in the 16th minute, Thomas Kreuzhuber in the 42nd. Austria Wien II’s Dario Kreiker picked up a yellow in the 82nd minute, and First Vienna’s Cedomir Bumbic followed in the 77th.
Austria Wien II improved to 1-1 in league play and across all competitions this season. The club’s only previous result was a 3-2 loss at Admira on Feb. 15. First Vienna dropped to 12-11-2 in the 2. Liga and 13-12-2 overall. The home side entered Saturday’s contest on a three-match winless run, having lost 1-0 at Rapid Wien II on Friday, drawn 0-0 with Amstetten and FC Flyeralarm Admira in consecutive outings, and beaten Wels 1-0 on May 2. First Vienna’s next match is a home fixture against S-W Bregenz on Thursday.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of First Vienna 2, Austria Wien II 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave First Vienna a 92.80 percent probability to win.