Kapfenberger SV 1919 2, First Vienna 1

VIENNA (Interstat) — Kapfenberger SV delivered a significant upset to open the Austrian 2. Liga season on Friday, defeating First Vienna 2-1 at the Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte behind late-match heroics from defender Moritz Jerabek. The visitors, who entered the match as heavy underdogs according to pregame projections, twice came from behind to snatch all three points from the favored hosts in a dramatic finish deep into second-half stoppage time. The match began against the statistical grain, with First Vienna applying early pressure. Their efforts were rewarded in the 15th minute when substitute Ben Heuser, who had just entered the… Read more...