No Rapid progress as Ried march on
Rapid Viennas bid to win the league a 33rd time has suffered a further setback.The team of Peter Pacult is already nine points behind leaders SV Ried after failing to beat title holders Red Bull Salzburg yesterday (Sun). Ex-Rapid striker Roman Wallner found the net for the Bulls in the 35th minute before Rapid defender Ragnvald Soma equalised the score 20 minutes before the end.Ried celebrated a comfortable 2-0 win against struggling LASK Linz on Saturday, while Austria Vienna crushed Magna Wiener Neustadt 4-0. Austria Vienna overtook Sturm Graz and are now in second since Sturm only reached a 1-1 draw against ninth-placed Mattersburg.The match between Kapfenberg and Wacker Innsbruck had to be called off due to the bad condition of the pitch after several days of intense rainfall.Match action in the Bundesliga will continue with four matches on Saturday before Sturm face Ried the next day.The Austrian Bundesliga table after 21 of 36 rounds:SV Ried, 40 pointsAustria Vienna, 38Sturm Graz, 37Red Bull Salzburg, 35Rapid Vienna, 31Magna Wiener Neustadt, 31Wacker Innsbruck, 27Kapfenberg, 23SV Mattersburg, 16LASK Linz, 10