Ried gave 4,037 fans a victory for their anniversary

If SV Guntamatic Ried brings their virtues – fighting spirit, cohesion, emotionality – to the pitch and diligently collects points, then the number of spectators in the second division will also be impressive. The 4:1 (1:1) victory over Vienna was watched by 4,037 fans, more than four of the five home matches in the unsuccessful relegation battle of the Bundesliga qualifying group.

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Of course, the “Vikings” also played into their stadium anniversary. “The fortress of our city for twenty years,” was written in green letters on a mighty black banner in front of the west stand, where the hard and loyal core of the supporters, who also welcomed both teams with a spectacular pyrotechnics show, are at home.

On October 19, 2003, the club opened today’s Innviertel Arena with a 1-0 triumph over Austria Lustenau, this time it took less than 120 seconds until the first direct hit. The upgraded defender David Bumberger, who came from SK Vorwärts Steyr in the summer, scored from close range after an ideal pass from Fabian Wohlmuth, who had advanced on the right wing – 1-0 (2nd). Acrobatic performance included.

It was an intense game in which referee Jakob Semler gave five yellow cards before the break and Ried wasn’t active enough. The penalty followed immediately: Kelvin Boateng duped the entire Innviertler defense and scored the 1-1 (42nd) for Vienna.

SVR coach Maximilian Senft reacted and brought on 19-year-old Jonas Mayer for Nils Seufert after the break. Vienna, who had arrived without the ill ex-Ried striker Christoph Monschein, initially appeared unimpressed and gave the Upper Austrians a lot of trouble. David Peham’s header failed to beat goalie Andreas Leitner (53′).

Climbed to fourth place

Ried needed answers – and found them on the counterattack. After winning the ball, Mayer drove the ball across half the field and fed Wilfried Eza, who ignited the turbo and scored to make it 2-1 (58th). The Ivorian also knows how to celebrate the festival – with a handstand flip. Belmin Beganovic (74th) and Nikki Havenaar (91st) should make everything clear.

The Innviertel team, who won for the third time and are still unbeaten at home in this second division season, climbed to fourth place. It’s logical that the fans liked the super cheap beer (like 20 years ago for 2.50 euros) even better.

“It was the difficult game we expected,” said SVR coach Senft: “We proved that we can suffer. You could see here in the stadium that something is growing together with our fans.”

Vienna coach Alexander Zellhofer, who had previously been undefeated in six championship games in a row with his team, spoke of a self-defeat: “We allowed ourselves to be countered cheaply.”

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