Green-Whites defeat Ried

Rapid Vienna have managed to remain a serious contender for the Bundesliga title by beating SV Ried on Sunday.

The team of former national team defender Peter Schöttel defeated the cup champs 3-2.

Rapid’s archrivals FK Austria Vienna celebrated a 3-0 win over Wacker Innsbruck on Saturday. Leaders Red Bulls Salzburg (RBS) defeated Mattersburg 1-0 while Kapfenberg lost 1-2 against Sturm Graz.

Magna Wiener Neustadt suffered a 1-4 defeat against Dietmar Kühbauer’s FC Admira.

The Austrian Bundesliga table after 32 of 36 rounds:

Red Bull Salzburg, 56 points
Rapid Vienna, 53
FK Austria Vienna, 48
FC Admira, 48
Sturm Graz, 46
SV Ried, 44
Wacker Innsbruck, 43
SV Mattersburg, 32
Wiener Neustadt, 31
Kapfenberg, 22