Eastern League relegation battle:

The decision will be made on the very last matchday

Draßburg (Stephan Schimandl on the right) can still hope.(Bild: Mario Urbantschitsch)

Whether Draßburg will be relegated from the Eastern Football League will only be decided in the very last round. However, Pürrer's team will not only need a home win against Polster-Elf Wiener Viktoria, but also double support. Oberwart celebrate a 5:0 win in Leobendorf.

Rajko Rep scored four times in Leobendorf
 It's fair to say that things are going well in the sports town of Oberwart. The basketball team became Austrian champions on Thursday, while the soccer team celebrated an impressive 5-0 win in Leobendorf in the Regionalliga Ost on Saturday. Rajko Rep, who was signed in the winter, put the promoted team ahead in the very first minute, and the outstanding ex-Hartberg player scored no fewer than four times in total. After a strong spring, a single-digit place in the table is now within reach.

The signing of Rajko Rep (center) in the winter is slowly paying off.(Bild: SV Oberwart)

From Burgenland's point of view, however, the almost "more important" Saturday game took place in Vienna-Simmering. Mauerwerk managed to equalize against TWL Elektra shortly before the end to make it 1:1, but coach Ilco Naumoski's team was unable to secure the win that would have sealed Draßburg's relegation.

Double help needed
This postponed the decision until the final round, in which Mario Pürrer's team will need double help: They have to beat Polster-Klub Wiener Viktoria at home - while Mauerwerk must not win at Neusiedl and Ardagger at Elektra. "We didn't expect that," admits club boss Christian Illedits, who has long been planning for the Burgenlandliga and some players are already gone after the season. But should the team really make it, "we will rise to this immense challenge". Two days before the landmark match (also for the Burgenlandliga, where Marz or Rudersdorf could also save themselves thanks to Draßburg), the BFV Cup final awaits in Siegendorf on Wednesday. There's a cup place up for grabs.