RLW premiere

Ländle teams without a loss in the Western League for the first time

Danso Casado (right) earned a point with Altach Juniors against St. Johann.(Bild: Selina Meier)

That has never happened before this season! Not one of the Ländle teams in the Regionalliga West had to leave the pitch with a defeat in round seven. Dornbirn and Hohenems saved their points at the very last minute. 

Round eleven in the Westliga was a very successful one from Vorarlberg's point of view. The Ländle clubs celebrated a premiere - for the first time in the current season they did not suffer a single defeat in a round.

The Rothosen were on a par with leaders Imst at home. However, like the Tyroleans, they missed a host of top chances. The leaders took a 1:0 lead after a poke in the FCD penalty area. Dornbirn equalized, but really at the very last second - Ben Brzaj, who had just come on as a substitute, headed in in the third minute of stoppage time to make it 1:1, after which referee Peitler blew his whistle.

Hohenems were behind for a long time against newly promoted Kuchl. But the Grafenstädter also avoided defeat shortly before the end - Decio Neto scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Werner Grabher and his team secured a point against promoted Kuchl.(Bild: Maurice Shourot)

Juniors with morale
The Altach Juniors put up a tough fight against St. Johann, falling behind twice against the defensive artists and equalizing twice. "We would have preferred a three-pointer, but when you're behind twice you have to be satisfied," said sporting director Markus Podhradsky.

Röthis have now caught the scent. After the Vorderländer celebrated their first win of the season in Kitzbühel on the last matchday, the Özkan squad followed it up against Wals-Grünau - 2:1, with top scorer Arbnor Rexhai scoring twice.

Lauterach also had hopes of a win in Kufstein - but conceded an equalizer in the seventh minute of stoppage time.