Altach came from behind to defeat WSG Wattens 3-1 in the Austrian Bundesliga's second round on Thursday. The home side's comeback was sealed by a late own goal after they had already taken a two-goal lead. It was a result that shifted momentum for the hosts, who had been winless in five games before this evening.
WSG Wattens started brighter and took the lead through H. Balic in the thirteenth minute. To be fair, they looked comfortable for a while. But Altach responded quickly, with P. Greil equalising just six minutes later. By then the mood had changed, and the home side began to control the tempo.
Y. Massombo restored Altach's advantage in the fifty-sixth minute, and the game turned into a procession. The visitors could not find a response. Altach substituted Massombo in the ninetieth minute, perhaps to protect him, though the outcome was never really in doubt.
The final blow came in the eighty-sixth minute when D. Kubatta bundled the ball into his own net. It was a cruel end to a difficult evening for the visitors. N. Baden Frederiksen had been replaced in the sixty-seventh minute, and the substitution pattern suggested Altach were managing the game rather than chasing it.
Altach dominated possession with 55 per cent and registered eleven shots to WSG's seven. Six of their efforts were on target, while the visitors managed only two. Altach created two big chances against two for WSG, but conversion was the key difference. The visitors had more corners but less precision in the final third.
The result moves Altach off the bottom with three points from five games. WSG remain fifth with seven points, but this was a setback for a side that had looked promising. Three points and a goal difference that matters — for now, that is enough.