LASK Linz beat First Vienna 2:1 in a club friendly on Thursday. The match took place at the Linz stadium on 2 October 2026. It was a straightforward result with no complications.
The hosts had been uneven lately. They drew 3:3 with TSV Hartberg on 20 September, then lost 1:2 to Sturm Graz three days later. Before that came a 0:1 defeat against AEK Athens. They bounced back with a 6:1 win over Deutschlandsberg and a 3:1 victory against Wolfsberger.
First Vienna arrived with momentum. They had won five matches in a row. The sequence started with a 1:0 win over Admira Wacker on 21 August. Then came victories against SKY Amstetten, Austria Salzburg, Rapid Wien II and WSPG Wels. The scoring had been comfortable throughout.
And here's the thing — that run ended on the day. First Vienna could not extend their streak against LASK. The visitors had played well in their previous fixtures, but the result went the other way.
The scoreline told a simple story. LASK took all three points from the encounter. First Vienna's unbeaten sequence stopped at five games.
