Wels Stuns Liefering With Five-Goal Outburst in Major Austrian League Upset

WELS, Austria (Interstat) — Visiting Wels delivered a stunning 5-2 victory over Liefering in a 2. Liga match Friday at Red Bull Arena, defying overwhelming pregame projections.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 4-0 win for Liefering, which held an 89.5% win probability. Wels overturned that decisively, with all five goals coming from different scorers. Substitute Albin Gashi led with two goals.

Enrique Aguilar opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Sebastian Malinowski and Nicolas Keckeisen added second-half goals before Manuel Thurnwald sealed the rout in stoppage time. Phillip Verhounig also scored for Wels.

Liefering’s two goals came from Valentin Sulzbacher and Abdoul Karim Conté. The match featured six yellow cards. Wels begins its season 1-0-0, while Liefering starts 0-1-0.