First Wiener and Rapid Vienna played out a 3:3 draw in the opening match of the Women's League regular season on Saturday. The result leaves both sides with a point from their first encounters this campaign, though the journey to that scoreline was anything but straightforward.
S. Zoger opened the scoring for the hosts in the ninth minute, a quick strike that set the tone. Rapid responded through K. Kurkutovic twenty-one minutes in, and by then the pattern of the game was clear — both sides were willing to attack. The visitors took a lead they would not hold for long.
E. Brandl turned the match on its head with two goals in quick succession. The first came in the fifty-eighth minute, and she added her second just nine minutes later, giving First Wiener the advantage. L. Gebert equalised for Rapid in the seventy-first minute, and the match seemed destined for a draw.
It was not to be, however. H. Milanovic struck in the eighty-ninth minute to snatch a result for Rapid Vienna. The late winner meant the visitors left Vienna with all three points, despite the hosts having dominated much of the second half. And here's the thing — the match could have gone either way.
First Wiener now sit fourth on seven points from five games, having picked up two bookings in five minutes through K. Moser and T. Charwat. Rapid Vienna remain ninth with three points from four fixtures, their only loss coming in this match despite the late heroics. The standings will shift again when both teams play next.