The LASK women’s football team dropped to the bottom of the ADMIRAL Frauen Bundesliga table following a 1-0 home defeat against SpG Südburgenland/TSV Hartberg in the ninth round of the season. A second-half long-range strike settled the encounter in Linz, where the hosts failed to convert their territorial advantage into goals against visiting goalkeeper Dora Schvirján.
First-Half Pressure Yields No Breakthrough for LASK
LASK controlled large stretches of the opening 45 minutes on home turf, repeatedly probing the Südburgenland defense. Despite manufacturing several promising scoring opportunities and testing the visiting backline, the Linz attack could not find a way past goalkeeper Dora Schvirján, who turned away every effort to keep the match scoreless heading into the halftime break.
Valentina Forobosko Breaks the Deadlock and Verena Cebic Sees Red
The visitors shifted the momentum shortly after the restart when Valentina Forobosko broke the deadlock in the 49th minute, beating the LASK goalkeeper with a decisive long-range shot. Tempers flared six minutes later following a minor dispute over a throw-in. Verena Cebic of the visiting joint-venture squad lashed out during the altercation, earning a straight red card from the referee in the 55th minute. Despite playing the remaining time a player short, Südburgenland successfully defended their slender lead through the final whistle.
SCR Altach Dominates Blau-Weiß Linz in a Six-Goal Encounter
The second Linz-based club suffered an even heavier reversal away from home, falling 6-1 to SCR Altach. Petra Mikulica opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute before Julia Kofler doubled the advantage twenty minutes in. Lea-Sophie Nimmrichter temporarily pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 34th minute to make it 2-1, but Altach seized total control after the interval. Kofler netted her second in the 53rd minute, followed by a quickfire double from Vera Ellgaß in the 64th and 65th minutes. Ellgaß completed her hat-trick in the 74th minute to cap off the 6-1 rout.
Standings Shift Sends LASK to the Foot of the Table
The weekend results triggered a direct swap at the bottom of the league standings. By securing the three points in Linz, SpG Südburgenland/TSV Hartberg climbed out of the cellar, transferring last place to the blue-and-white side from Linz.
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