• croatiantimes.com
• romaniantimes.at
• salzburgtimes.at
• viennatimes.at
• austrianindependent.com

Today

• Vienna - Unknown Underground
• Vienna - Cats
• Vienna - Andy Warhol
• Vienna - Laser Tag
• Vienna - Circus Art

© www.GEPA-pictures.com

21. 11. 11. - 15:00

• more Sports news
• RSS Feed Sports

21. 11. 11. - 15:00

Bulls bruised in Vienna

Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) coach Ricardo Moniz is under enormous pressure after his team suffered a humiliating 2-4 defeat in Vienna yesterday (Sun).

The Bulls stood no chance against 32-time league champs Rapid Vienna in front of 17,500 fans at the sold-out Gerhard Hanappi Stadium. Rapid were the better side from the very start. Looking highly motivated as they staged an energetic approach to the game, the Green-Whites’ attackers posed a stark contrast to Red Bull’s static and disorientated back four.

Steffen Hofmann and Thomas Prager co-organised Rapid’s game brilliantly in front of the eyes of ex-Rapid stars Jan-Age Fjörtoft, Michael Konsel and Hans Krankl. It took the home side only five minutes to score. Defender Markus Katzer found the net before Roman Wallner equalised the score in the 28th minute. Three goals by former Magna Wiener Neustadt ace Guido Burgstaller followed (34’, 75’, 79’). Stefan Maierhofer, who came on in the 57th minute, narrowed the gap nine minutes from the end. However, his goal came too late for the Bulls to achieve a turnaround.

It was the fifth defeat away from home in a row for the team hotly tipped to win the title this year. Moniz declared after the match: "I will keep fighting, I will never give up." The RBS boss criticised his team for lacking discipline and passion against Rapid who are now just three points down on leader FC Admira. The newly-promoted club – managed by ex-Rapid midfielder Dietmar Kühbauer – lost 0-3 against Austria Vienna on Saturday. It has been Admira’s first defeat in the Bundesliga since July.

Kapfenberg failed to get closer to ninth-placed Mattersburg on Saturday. The Styrian side lost against SV Ried 1-3. Mattersburg garnered one point against Innsbruck (1-1). Champions Sturm Graz keep disappointing their fans. Franco Foda’s team lost against Wiener Neustadt 1-3.

Match action in the Austrian Bundesliga will continue on Saturday when cup winners Ried host Innsbruck. Mattersburg will clash with Rapid the same day. The Bulls face Kapfenberg and Austria Vienna are set to play against Wiener Neustadt. The match between Sturm  and Admira (Sunday, kickoff: 4pm) will be broadcast live by TV channel ORF 1. Pay TV station Sky will screen all five matches live.

The Austrian Bundesliga table after 15 rounds:

FC Admira, 27 points
Austria Vienna, 26
Rapid Vienna, 24
SV Ried, 24
Red Bull Salzburg, 20
Sturm Graz, 20
Wacker Innsbruck, 17
Wiener Neustadt, 17
SV Mattersburg, 13
Kapfenberg, 9

Austrian Times

Related articles: Vienna focus

1. Knoflacher emphasises pedestrian zones' economic effects

   » General News 2012-05-24

   A renowned traffic planner has stressed that shop owners are generally appreciating the introduction of pedestrian zones.

2. FW turnover takes off

   » Business 2012-05-24

   Austria’s biggest airport has managed to increase its profit.

3. Vienna road toll on the agenda again

   » General News 2012-05-22

   The Vienna Greens are risking a coalition-internal conflict by calling for a city toll.

more related articles tagged "Vienna focus"

Related articles: football

1. Foda farewell prolongs FK Austria coach quest

   » Sports 2012-05-24

   German second-league team 1. FC Kaiserslautern have presented Franco Foda as their new coach.

2. Man Utd chase Austrian ace

   » Sports 2012-05-23

   Manchester United have signalised interest in David Alaba.

3. Bulls snatch ÖFB Cup

   » Sports 2012-05-22

   Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have won the ÖFB Cup.

more related articles tagged "football"

Turks flattened by lone asylum seeker
A furious Nigerian went on the rampage at a refuge for asylum seekers in Leibnitz, attacking several people and damaging property.

Woman bites toddler
A woman who bit a two-year-old tot during a road rage row with her mother is being quizzed by police in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

New Dany Boon comedy to be filmed in Austria
The French film star Dany Boon, one of the highest paid actors in Europe after his hit film "Welcome to the Sticks", is filming in Salzburg.

China meets Hallstatt
After a long time of speculation and anticipation the exact copy of Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt-Dachstein in China will be unveiled, and there will be real-life Austrians present for the ceremony.

Skier in court after accident
A man from Graz is in court today accused of having inflicted negligent injury upon a five-year-old when skiing in Carinthia last year.

Two fires in Ottakring claim one life
Two fires started on Thursday evening in the Vienna district of Ottakring, one of which claimed a man’s life. Several people were evacuated as a result of the two blazes.

Cows zapped to death by lightning
Four cows were zapped to death after a lightning strike hit the barbed wire fence they were leaning on in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria.

Wolf babies born in Schönbrunn
These cuddly Artic wolf cubs have got every right to look a bit frosty - after they emerged into the world for the first time in the middle of a 27 degree heatwave.

Cleaned Out
A Hungarian cleaning woman who stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of antique jewellery from an Austrian Countess and then sold it for "pocket money" unaware of its real value has been jailed by a court in Austria.

Great expectations for summer tourism season in Vorarlberg
The Vorarlberg tourism industry is currently riding high after a record breaking winter season, and the summer season is expected to follow that same trend.

Jobs in Austria