First Vienna Women and Sturm Graz Women played out a 1:1 draw in the Frauenliga on Friday evening at the Leopold-Horan-Stadion. The result leaves the hosts fourth in the table with seven points from five games, while Sturm Graz remain top with thirteen points. Both sides came into the match unbeaten, though Sturm had won four of their five fixtures so far.
The home side took the lead in the 50th minute through L. Havel, whose finish gave First Vienna a deserved advantage. Sturm responded well and pulled level in the 73rd minute when S. Pavlovic found the back of the net. And here's the thing — the visitors had been the stronger side in recent weeks, winning their last three matches comfortably, but First Vienna dug in at home and refused to lose.
There were three yellow cards in the match. J. Riedler went into the referee's book at the 25th minute, followed by C. Wasser at 30 minutes. L. Madl received her caution in the 64th minute. Substitutions came in clusters: M. Spiess and J. Cavic were brought on at 61 and 63 minutes, then First Vienna made a triple change at the 73rd minute with L. Tragl, C. Wasser and H. Fankhauser entering the field.
By then, the game had settled into a rhythm where both teams were managing their energy. First Vienna had shown resilience, particularly after going behind in their previous away fixture against Rapid. Sturm, meanwhile, were proving their consistency — they had kept clean sheets in their last two league games before this one.
The draw means First Vienna stay fourth, two points behind third place, while Sturm Graz extend their lead at the top to four points over their nearest rivals. Neither side lost ground — the hosts maintained their unbeaten run at home, and the visitors added another point to their growing tally on the way to what looks like a title challenge.