The Mattersburg Sentinel
Match22 Aug 2026
Mattersburg win it in stoppage time
The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 91th minute. SV Ried will replay every second of the added time for a week.
Market24 Aug 2026
Mattersburg turn down Sturm Graz for Florian Arnautovic
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Thomas Lienhart asks to leave Mattersburg
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Mattersburg
Marcel Laimer was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Mattersburg training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Florian Arnautovic is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match22 Aug 2026
Lukas Alaba the difference as Mattersburg beat SV Ried
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Lukas Alaba. 2‑1 against SV Ried, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Peter Laimer
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Peter Laimer, and the manager let it.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Marko Baumgartner stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.82 on the card, and the Mattersburg support went home talking about one name.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Mattersburg pick somebody else ahead of Stefan Kalajdzic
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Market No place for Philipp Ilsanker in the plan
- Player ratings Kevin Prass runs at them all day
- Market Mattersburg shop where it costs nothing