Austria Vienna women faced St Pölten women in the opening round of the Women's League on 1 August 2026, and the visitors claimed a 1-0 win thanks to a first-half goal. The result shifts the early balance in the standings, with St Pölten moving clear while Austria Vienna drop to third place after four matches.
The decisive moment came at the 19th minute when F. Vago found the back of the net. It was a quiet opener, but it stayed on the scoreboard through to the end. To be fair, Austria Vienna had chances to respond, yet they struggled to carve out clear opportunities after falling behind.
Discipline became an issue as the match wore on. V. Laino picked up a yellow card just before half-time, and Y. Weilharter joined her in the book at 66 minutes. L. Balog and L. Schoffel also received cautions in the second half, at 80 and 86 minutes respectively, as tensions rose with the scoreline unchanged.
Coaches made several changes in an attempt to find a way back into the game. M. Rukavina came on at 46 minutes, followed by M. Uka at 64, and then a double substitution at 73 minutes brought on A. Aagaard, T. Weiss and D. Lemesova. L. Matavkova was the final change at 87 minutes, but it was too little, too late.
St Pölten's victory extends their perfect start to the season. They remain unbeaten after four matches, sitting on 12 points at the top of the table. Austria Vienna, meanwhile, have two wins, one draw and one loss to their name, accumulating 7 points in third place.