Penalty clinches Wacker Innsbruck’s win over St Pölten in the 2. Liga
On a crisp Friday evening at Tivoli, Wacker Innsbruck broke St Pölten’s string of defeats in the 2. Liga, sealing a 1‑0 victory with Okan Yilmaz’s decisive penalty, delivering yet another Niederlage for the Niederösterreicher. The match, played before nearly 4,500 fans, underscored the club’s push for promotion.
Penalty decides the match
Der SKN St Pölten entered the fourth Runde of the 2. Liga still searching for their first Saisonpunkt, having endured a fourth consecutive 0‑1 Niederlage in Folge, a moment later captured in the Geläuf Symbolfoto by Maximilian Koch. In the 87th minute, Okan Yilmaz stepped up from the Elfmeterpunkt and converted the Elfmeter, giving the Aufsteigers the winning goal after a foul on Mouhamed Sy. The victory handed Wacker Innsbruck three points on Freitag and broke the Niederösterreicher’s losing streak.
Salzburg clinches third win
Austria Salzburg secured their third Saisonsieg by edging Kapfenberg 3‑2, with the home side overturning an early lead. Rajan Zlibanovic opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour, but Christian Gebauer equalised with a volley before halftime. In the second half, Tamar Crnkic restored the lead, Ben Heuser levelled the tie, and San‑Luca Spitali struck the decisive goal.
FC Liefering claimed a 2‑1 home win over the Young Violets, with Riquelme scoring before halftime and Valentin Toifl conceding an own goal shortly after the break; Marco Hausjell added a late consolation. Meanwhile, SKU Amstetten were held to a 1‑1 draw by FC Hertha Wels, the visitors equalising through a header from Sebastian Wimmer and later securing the fourth season point via Sebastian Malinowski.
St Pölten enjoyed a near‑full house at the Tivoli, with almost 4,500 spectators witnessing the action. Early chances fell to Jonathan Amon, whose shot was cleared off the line by Phil Kunze in the 33rd minute, while Leomend Krasniqi headed over the bar in the 58th. Für die Heimmannschaft war das Spiel ein Test, Im zweiten Abschnitt fehlte jedoch die nötige Präzision, Auch die Offensivbemühungen blieben ungenutzt.
Marc Stender’s effort was also blocked by the Innsbruck defence later in the half.
With the win, Wacker Innsbruck moved level on points with Austria Salzburg and temporarily claimed second place in the Liga, while St Pölten remain without a season point after four rounds. Die supporters cheered, Den squad now looks to regroup.