1:2 – Ried lost the quiet farewell from the Bundesliga

At 9:19 p.m., referee Florian Jäger blew the final whistle for the Innviertlers in the Bundesliga in the 2-1 draw between SV Guntamatic Ried and Wolfsberger AC. The whistle could be heard very well because the fans in the west stand of the Josko Arena stopped supporting the whole game. For long stretches, only the fan choirs of the Carinthian supporters who had traveled with them could be heard. Your team finished the qualifying group in first place and will now meet Lustenau at home in the semifinals for the European Cup on Monday (7 p.m.). The winner of this one game then meets the fifth in the master group in the first and second half of the season.

The game was a bit a reflection of the whole season. Ried started well and took a 1-0 lead thanks to a (flattering) penalty kick from Christoph Lang (44′). After the break, the Carinthians reacted with a fourfold change, upped the ante – and still managed to win. First, Markus Lackner deflected a Baribo shot into his own goal to make it 1-1 (74′), in the 80th minute Baribo made it 2-1 (80′) after a positional error by Julian Turi.

Senft: “On the home straight”

The Innviertler starting XI was already a small foretaste of the coming season in the second division: Stefan Nutz, Tin Plavotic, Michael Martin and Aleksandar Lutovac were absent due to injury, Christoph Monschein was omitted. Marcel Ziegl and Belmin Beganovic were also not there, but should be important pillars for the restart in the second division. Coach Maximilian Senft should also help, who, as reported, should receive a two-year contract. And that despite the point average of 0.7 points in his 13 games. “We’re on the home stretch,” said the 33-year-old from Vienna about the contract talks. In the coming season, Seifedin Chabbi will no longer wear the Rieder jersey. “I won’t be there anymore,” said the striker after the final whistle.

“Are on the right track”

The presidential question remains open. On Friday, he left open whether Thomas Gahleitner, who is in the front row after Roland Daxl’s resignation until the new elections in October, will also run for the presidency. “We’re on the right track,” said Gahleitner in the Sky interview when asked about the current situation at SV Ried. The moderator’s answer: “I’ve never heard that from a relegated player either,” speaks volumes for the current situation in the Innviertel region.