Essling triumphed 4-2 in a thrilling duel against Gersthofer SV

Essling triumphed 4-2 in a thrilling duel against Gersthofer SV

In the exciting duel in the 15th round of the 2nd regional league in Vienna, SV Essling beat Gersthofer Sportvereinigung 4-2. The match took place on November 30th, 2025 and attracted a total of 44 spectators who were hoping for a thrilling game. The game was characterized by high intensity right from the start and the first goal didn't take long to arrive.

Luca Vojinovic gave the guests the lead in the first minute, which made the Esslinger spectators cheer. But the Gersthofers quickly responded: In the 35th minute, Salih Sahintürk equalized to make it 1-1. However, the home team's joy only lasted for a short time, because after the break the Esslingen team showed an impressive reaction.

Decisive goals and red card

In the 53rd minute, Patrick Hofecker gave Esslinger the lead again, followed by Daniel Kirchner, who increased the score to 3-1 in the 68th minute. In the final phase, Gersthofer suffered a serious setback: Burak Cakir received a red card in the 82nd minute, which severely limited the options for coach Wolfgang Prochaska's team. Despite being outnumbered, the hosts managed to reduce the deficit again in stoppage time. Sean Juruk made it 2:4 in the 95th minute.

For SV Essling, however, there was another reason to be happy: Tobias Üblbacher converted a penalty in the 90th minute and secured the final victory. With an efficient exploitation of opportunities and a strong team performance, coach Ing. Anton Mikulcik's team took home the three points.

Team rosters and player statistics

• Gersthofer SV: Sefa Sahintürk, Oktay Semiz, Can-Polat Yildiz, Manuel Mala, Hamza Kirilmaz, Philipp Bencsik, Burak Cakir, Sean Juruk, Ercan Cakir (K), Salih Sahintürk, Enes Deniz
• SV Essling: Christoph Czapka, Raphael Tesarik, Patrick Hofecker, Matthias Alexander Engelits, Karim Sellini, Felix Werner, Moritz Fronek, Nico Wittrich, Daniel Kirchner (K), Martin Haberleitner, Luca Vojinovic

The Gersthofers were unable to build on their previous successes in this game and now have to rethink their strategy. For Esslingen, however, this victory was an important step towards a successful season. The analysis of the game shows that Esslingen were particularly strong in exploiting opportunities and are now well on their way to fighting their way further up the table.

For detailed information, the highlights and the statistics of the game, interested readers can view the match report analysis on vereine.oefb.at and ligaportal.at. Further current viewership figures for the league can be found at kicker.at.