SKN St. Pölten faced Linz at NV Arena on 14 August 2026. It was the 3rd match of the Regular Season 3 in the Second League. The visitors took all three points with a 0:1 victory. The scoreline was settled in stoppage time.
And here's the thing about the start: Ronivaldo came on for the guests at minute 27. The hosts tried to keep their shape early on. They had 48 percent of the ball, but it didn't look like they needed more. By then, the tension was already building in the midfield.
To be fair, the game remained tight until the second half. K. Conte picked up a yellow card at 71 minutes. F. Strauss followed suit 4 minutes later. The hosts made changes too, bringing on J. Wanner and L. Gabbichler at the 70-minute mark.
Then the drama started. A goal came at 90 minutes, scored by N. Grimbs. The hosts had a chance to respond, but time ran out. Another goal entry appeared at 90+4, but the final result stood at 0:1. The visitors secured the win.
The numbers tell a different story than the result. The home side had 99 attacks to the visitors' 98. But shots accuracy was low for both. The hosts managed 1 shot on target, while the guests had 2. The guests fired 10 shots wide.
By then, the table had shifted significantly. Linz sits top of the league with 12 points from 5 games. SKN St. Pölten is 15th, with just 3 points. The gap is now 9 points. The visitors have 4 wins from 5 games.
The hosts haven't had it easy lately. They lost 0:1 to Austria Vienna and 0:1 to Floridsdorfer in their last 2 outings. The guests, meanwhile, beat Wacker 3:0 and Austria Vienna 3:0. The visitors are on a run of 3 straight wins.