Four superior clubs, but… it did not show in the Cup tournament: lowly Grazer AK and Austria (Salzburg) reached the final. Austria won the first leg of the final 1-0. In the second leg Grazer AK came back and tied the result: the regular time gave them 1-0 win. In the overtime they eventually scored a second goal and prevailed.
What is there to say? Austria tried hard, but was unable to win. It was a team struggling just to keep a place in the top league, so at the end losing the cup final could be just fair.
GAK (Graz) triumphed and their joy was great.
Drinking the bubbly from the cup is what winners do. This should be a legendary team: GAK was found in 1902 and so far won absolutely nothing. If there was any buzz, it was more likely addressing their local rivals Sturm. First trophy at last, even besting Sturm, for the enemy was unable to win the title after all. Yet, GAK had no particularly memorable squad and there should be any important note about their victory it should go to the football in the city: Graz was becoming a worthy rival of Vienna, at least for the moment, with its both clubs running strung.