First Vienna beats St. Polten behind early goal, second-half burst

VIENNA (Interstat) — First Vienna defeated St. Polten 3-1 on Friday. Tobias Anselm had one goal and one assist, Bernhard Zimmermann scored once, Raul Marte played the full match and recorded an assist, Youssouf Soukouna scored once and received a yellow card, and Benjamin Rosenberger also played the full match and provided an assist. Soukouna opened the scoring in the third minute. Anselm made it 2-0 in the 63rd, and Zimmermann scored in the 65th. St. Polten’s Gabriel Jesus D., Skogen S. and Szerencsi N. were booked, along with First Vienna’s Soukouna, Christopher Monschein, Julian Bauer and Mario Gantschnig. The match included seven yellow cards. Soukouna was substituted in the 84th minute. The visitors’ record in this competition is now 3 wins and 5 losses. First Vienna’s competition record is 1 win and 0 losses. Across all competitions, St. Polten is 3-5 and First Vienna is 1-1. St. Polten’s all-competitions mark is also 3 wins and 5 losses. First Vienna’s record across all competitions is 1 win and 1 loss.