SK Sturm Graz might be sitting pretty at the top of the ÖFB-Frauen Bundesliga after the sixth week of games, but don’t get too comfortable: SKN St. Pölten is just one point behind them and has a crucial game in-hand. This past week also saw history made with SK Rapid finally clinching their first ever top flight victory. The league is heating up, and the title chase is on!
Keutz Explodes for Graz, Pulins Still Golden
SK Sturm Graz absolutely ran through FC Blau-Weiß Linz Kleinmünchen, netting four goals away from home. The star of the show? Graz academy product Julia Keutz. She bagged a phenomenal three goals, scoring a hat-trick that makes her previous total of just five league goals since 2019 look like ancient history. Talk about a breakout performance! Experienced midfielder Sophie Maierhofer also kept her cool, adding another goal in the 17th minute. Graz is holding onto that top spot, and their striker Brigitta Pulins is still leading the Golden Boot race with seven goals this season. Meanwhile, Linz is now second from bottom and staring down a tough match against FK Austria Wien next week.
Wien and Pölten Pile On The Pressure
FK Austria Wien delivered a calm, dominant performance, shutting out bottom-of-the-table Südburgenland with a huge 0-5 victory. Tatjana Wiess got things rolling early, scoring just seven minutes in after a corner. Austrian legend Carina Wenninger then found the net right at half-time, thanks to a superb pass from Lotta Cordes. The goals kept coming in the second half, with talented youngster Almedina Sisic bagging one from distance after returning from injury. Patricia Pfanner and 17-year-old Nina-Katrin Pichler, who’s been forcing her way into the first team from a dual registration with Bundesliga 2 side USC Landhaus, sealed the dominant win. Austria Wien is still third, six points behind Graz, but they’ve got that game in-hand too. Südburgenland, on the other hand, is looking at likely relegation, their season turning bleak after that 0-5 drubbing.
SKN St. Pölten also took care of business, securing a 1-4 victory on the road against First Vienna FC 1894. A comfortable second half was all they needed to grab three crucial points and stay hot on Graz’s heels. Victoria Laino opened the scoring with a deflected goal, assisted by Alma Aagaard. Pölten legend Fanny Vago then nodded home her first goal of the game from a Matavková cross. First Vienna did manage one back from Lilah Havel, the 19-year-old continuing her strong form with a successful one-on-one. St. Pölten remains just one point out of first with a game in-hand. The title race is tightening up, and with next week’s fixtures looming, who’s gonna blink first?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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