RIED IM INNKREIS, Austria (Interstat) — Johannes Eggestein scored twice for Austria Vienna, but Ried weathered the visitors’ late push and claimed a 3-2 home victory on Saturday in Austrian football. Ried improved to 2-0 in the competition and 2-0-1 across all competitions, while Austria Vienna dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 1-2 overall. The result kept Ried unbeaten across all competitions and left Austria Vienna still searching for its first win in the competition. Ried had entered the match after a win at Tirol and a home draw with Amstetten, while Austria Vienna had lost to Sturm Graz and won at Admira in its previous two matches.

Eggestein gave Austria Vienna the lead in the 18th minute, finishing after Manfred Fischer helped create the opening goal. Ried responded five minutes later when Stefan Schwab scored, and the home side moved in front in the 28th minute through Philipp Pomer. Ried’s scoring was rounded out by I. Kiese, who scored during a 24-minute appearance. The sequence turned the match after Austria Vienna’s early advantage, and Ried carried a lead into the closing stages. Eggestein struck again in the second minute of stoppage time to complete his brace and trim the final margin, but Austria Vienna could not find an equalizer. Eggestein’s two goals were the headline attacking return for the visitors, while Pomer, Schwab and Kiese supplied Ried’s goals.

Pomer’s goal was one of the key attacking moments for Ried, while Schwab added a goal and a yellow card. Kiese made the most of his substitute role with the third goal. Fischer recorded an assist for Austria Vienna, and Ried got assists from Martin Rasner and Yusuf Maart. Maart also was booked. The match grew more physical as it progressed, with Ried collecting four yellow cards overall. J. Rhodes was booked for Ried in the 25th minute, A. Bajic in the 55th, Schwab in the 68th and Maart in the 79th. Austria Vienna made a substitution at halftime and continued to chase the game after the break, while Ried used a series of changes to protect its advantage.

Eggestein’s late goal made for a tense finish, but Ried held firm to secure the home win. Ried’s changes included bringing on Aisowieren, Rossdorfer and others as the home side looked to close out the result; Rasner came off in the 73rd minute after providing an assist, and Bajic departed in the 83rd after his booking. Austria Vienna turned to Saljic at halftime, then Lee Tae-Seok and Markovic later, and Fischer came off in the 90th minute. Austria Vienna pressed for a second equalizer after Eggestein’s stoppage-time strike, but Ried managed the final moments and preserved the one-goal margin. The victory gave Ried a second competition win and kept its overall record unbeaten, while Austria Vienna remained without a competition win despite Eggestein’s brace and Fischer’s assist. The visitors had more of the ball in the second half and pushed numbers forward in search of a leveler, but Ried’s back line dealt with the pressure and limited clear chances until Eggestein’s late finish. Ried’s supporters among the home crowd saw their side protect a narrow lead through the final minutes, with the home team taking time on substitutions and set pieces. The final whistle followed a tense stoppage-time period.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Austria Vienna 4, Ried 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ried with a 65.1 percent probability to win, and Ried had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.