SV Kapfenberg 2:1 FC BW Linz: 2. Liga Match Result

Match report

Kapfenberg secured a 2:1 victory over BW Linz in the Austrian Second League's fifth round on Friday evening. The result shifts the table significantly, as the hosts climbed out of the bottom half while the visitors remain top of the division.

And here's the thing about this match — Linz had the ball for most of the evening. They recorded 172 attacks against 95, and their possession figure of 0.61 painted a picture of dominance. Yet Kapfenberg's goalkeeper made eight saves compared to Linz's two, suggesting the visitors struggled to finish what they started.

The opening exchanges contained the turning point. M. Miskovic missed a penalty for Kapfenberg in the 32nd minute, but V. Oelz immediately corrected the situation with an own goal in the 33rd. By then the visitors had already surrendered a lead they hadn't created.

R. Vucic restored parity in the 59th minute after Kapfenberg's pressure began to tell. M. Miskovic then converted the decisive moment in the 64th minute, and despite Linz's continued possession, the hosts held firm through a series of substitutions and yellow cards.

To be fair, the statistics tell a story of missed opportunities rather than a complete narrative. Linz registered eight shots on target but could only manage one goal, while Kapfenberg took three shots on target and scored twice. The visitors sit top with 12 points from five games, but this result shows they are not invincible.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 39 – 61

Shots on target 3 – 8

Shots off target 1 – 8

Attacks 95 – 172

⇄ 24' M. Hofer — Substitution ✗ 32' M. Miskovic — Penalty missed ⚽ 33' V. Oelz — Own goal ⇄ 46' F. Strauss — Substitution 🟨 52' V. Colic — Yellow card ⇄ 58' D. Frieser — Substitution ⇄ 58' N. Grimbs — Substitution ⚽ 59' R. Vucic — Goal 🟨 62' M. Bagrationi — Yellow card ⚽ 64' M. Miskovic — Goal ⇄ 66' A. Sokcevic — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Mayer — Substitution ⇄ 73' D. Kreiker — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Marinovic — Substitution ⇄ 77' J. Rostas — Substitution 🟨 81' L. Coco — Yellow card 🟨 86' F. Ruschke — Yellow card

Match events

24' SV Kapfenberg Substitution M. Hofer off: J. Rostas
32' SV Kapfenberg Penalty missed M. Miskovic assist: M. Miskovic
33' SV Kapfenberg Own goal V. Oelz
46' FC BW Linz Substitution F. Strauss off: D. Riegler
52' SV Kapfenberg Yellow card V. Colic
58' FC BW Linz Substitution D. Frieser off: F. Ruschke
58' FC BW Linz Substitution N. Grimbs off: J. Collmann
59' FC BW Linz Goal R. Vucic assist: D. Kreiker
62' SV Kapfenberg Yellow card M. Bagrationi
64' SV Kapfenberg Goal M. Miskovic
66' SV Kapfenberg Substitution A. Sokcevic off: F. Krautler
68' FC BW Linz Substitution J. Mayer off: L. Fabian
73' FC BW Linz Substitution D. Kreiker off: T. Schiestl
77' SV Kapfenberg Substitution A. Marinovic off: F. Stauder
77' SV Kapfenberg Substitution J. Rostas off: L. Coco
81' SV Kapfenberg Yellow card L. Coco
86' FC BW Linz Yellow card F. Ruschke

Statistics

39 Possession, % 61

3 Shots on target 8

1 Shots off target 8

95 Attacks 172

4 Corners 7

10 Fouls 3

3 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 0

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

22 Goal kicks 1

15 Throw-ins 27

All statistics

4 Blocked shots 3

8 Goalkeeper saves 2

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.42

Line-ups

SV Kapfenberg

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Vinko Kolic	12
14	M. Pranjković	14
17	P. Weissenbacher	17
19	N. Zikovic	19
23	Mukhran Bagrationi	23
37	Maximilian Höfer	37
5	Meletios Mišković	5
16	A. Marinovic	16
24	R. Zlibanović	24
10	Antonio Luci Šokčević	10
30	Ben Heuser	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
11	Kh. Khrustan	11
35	F. Stauder	35
42	Fabio Crater	42
3	Lorenzo Massimiliano Coco	3
18	J. Rosta	18

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FC BW Linz

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Valentin Oeltz	1
2	Fabio Strauß	2
15	Manuel Maranda	15
17	Alem Pašić	17
5	Nico Grimbs	5
6	Jonas Mayer	6
7	E. Weinhauser	7
8	Karim Conte	8
28	Dominik Frieser	28
47	Dario Kreiker	47
11	Romeo Vučić	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
26	Christopher Giuliani	26
22	David Riegler	22
20	Lucas Fabian	20
21	Felix Gerstmayr	21
27	Thomas Schiestl	27
29	Felix Ruschke	29
33	Jakob Kollman	33

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	FC BW Linz	7	6	0	1	18
2	First Vienna FC	7	5	1	1	16
3	Floridsdorfer AC	7	4	1	2	13
4	SKU Amstetten	7	3	3	1	12
5	Wacker Innsbruck	7	3	2	2	11
6	Austria Salzburg	7	3	1	3	10
7	FC Liefering	7	3	1	3	10
8	Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz	7	3	1	3	10
9	Austria Vienna (Am)	6	3	0	3	9
10	Admira Wacker	7	3	0	4	9

SV Kapfenberg — FC BW Linz: 2:1, 2. Liga

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