Wolfsberger AC vs Admira Wacker

Admira stunned the Bundesliga side inside two minutes when Justin Forst — a former Silberberger protégé from their time together at Admira and WSG Tirol — put the visitors ahead. Wolfsberger responded through Avdijaj (8'), but Marco Wagner restored the lead for Admira just a minute later (9').

Then came the turning point. Avdijaj scored twice in the space of two minutes (18', 19') to flip the scoreline from 1-2 to 3-2 inside 20 minutes. New signing Giacomo Vrioni added a brace (24', 35') to make it 5-2 by half-time.

After the break, Marco Sulzner — celebrating his 23rd birthday — scored (61'), centre-back Nicolas Wimmer headed home (65'), and Ivorian forward Sankara Karamoko rounded off the scoring in the 84th minute to complete the eight-goal haul.

Admira had matched Wolfsberger for the opening nine minutes, trading blows at 1-1 and then leading 2-1. But Avdijaj's two-minute double strike between the 18th and 19th minutes broke the visitors' resistance entirely. From that moment, the floodgates opened: Wolfsberger scored six unanswered goals across the remaining 66 minutes. Admira, who started in a 4-1-2-3 formation, switched to a 4-2-3-1 at half-time but could not stem the tide.

Donis Avdijaj (WAC) — The Kosovo international was unplayable. A hat-trick (8', 18', 19') and three assists, involved in six of Wolfsberger's eight goals. Player of the match.

Giacomo Vrioni (WAC) — The summer signing bagged a first-half brace (24', 35') to put the game beyond reach before the interval.

Justin Forst (Admira) — Scored the opener inside two minutes and looked lively early on, but faded as Wolfsberger's dominance took hold.

Wolfsberger's fourth successive pre-season victory (following 18-0 vs WSG Radenthein, 2-0 vs Nyíregyháza Spartacus, and 2-0 vs FK Zeleznicar Pancevo) shows Silberberger's side are building sharp attacking rhythm ahead of the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign. The 8-2 scoreline featured six different WAC scorers. Admira, meanwhile, were without several first-team players and their depleted squad — the 'Notelf' as local media described it — struggled to contain the hosts after the early exchanges.

Wolfsberger AC extended their perfect pre-season record to four wins from four, building momentum ahead of their training camp in Maria Alm (8–14 July), where they face Mentalist Kharkiv (10 July) and FC Hradec Kralove (13 July). For Admira, the 2. Liga side suffered a heavy defeat in their second pre-season outing, having lost 3-1 to TSV Hartberg previously. They also ran out for the match without a shirt sponsor for the first time since 2012 — the long-running partnership with Flyeralarm having expired at the end of June. Their ÖFB Cup campaign begins on 26 July against SV Leithaprodersdorf.

A pre-season mismatch that exposed the gulf between Austria's top flight and second tier. Avdijaj's individual brilliance was the headline, but Wolfsberger's attacking fluency — six different scorers, 18 goals in four friendlies — suggests Silberberger's preparations are well ahead of schedule. Admira will take brief heart from the opening nine minutes but have defensive work to do before the 2. Liga season starts.