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Although only 3,000 spectators are admitted to the Austrian national team’s test match against Greece on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic, the game at the Klagenfurt Wörthersee stadium did not sell out until at least Tuesday afternoon.
At the beginning, only slightly more than 1,000 tickets went on sale, the rest is mainly reserved for ÖFB members. Maps are below www.oefb.at available.
Team boss Franco Foda and captain Julian Baumgartlinger showed sympathy for the reluctance of the national team supporters. “I look forward to all the fans. Of course it is not that easy for them, it was only decided on Thursday that the spectators could be there,” Foda said. Corona’s strict requirements for stadium visitors would do the rest. “These are circumstances that are not pleasant,” said the national coach.
Baumgartlinger expressed himself in a similar way. “3000 spectators is better than nothing. I was partly surprised by the good atmosphere in Germany, which attracts 8,000 or 9,000 spectators,” said the Leverkusen legionnaire.
Baumgartlinger: “Take the situation as it is”
Like the team boss, Baumgartlinger did not want to complain about the situation and instead emphasized that one was in a privileged position in professional football. “We accept the situation in the national team and in the club as it is. We can take it as long as we have, we can and we should.”
The fact that matches are held between countries is something that is appreciated. “We are happy to be back and to have a lot of games. We use each test to bring out positive things,” Baumgartlinger said.
The midfielder did not want to overestimate the numerous failures of the ÖFB team. “Get a breath of fresh air, and that’s always good. It’ll be a very good practical test.”
The Governor of Carinthia, Peter Kaiser, among others, can be convinced of this as a guest of honor, and scouts from Juventus, Mönchengladbach and Atalanta Bergamo are also expected. Six of the 29 accredited media representatives are from Greece. On the contrary, it is very likely that there is not a single Austrian journalist in Northern Ireland and Romania, because various travel advisories make a trip to Belfast or Bucharest practically impossible unless you are in the ÖFB “bubble”, and that will not be for journalists. open.
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