Rapid Vienna: Successful COVID-19 Dress Rehearsal



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The cup match against St. Johann / Pongau was definitely a special event for SK Rapid Wien. “Football again at last” meant It was yesterday for at least 1,250 spectators who were able to see the first round of the UNIQA ÖFB Cup live in Hütteldorf. A bit of normalcy for many, because the desire for football matches is remarkably great among Rapid fans, this is already demonstrated by the demand for annual tickets. The baby elephants and the mouth-nasal protection do not prevent them from cheering and cheering on the well-deserved 5-0 home win against TSV St. Johann / Pongau.

It was also a dress rehearsal for the start of the League: As of September 12, things really start again for the Verdiblancos. As things stand today, 10,000 spectators can attend Allianz Stadium. The prevention concept for this is in force and has been approved by the authorities, the precautions in terms of health are clear: keeping your distance is still a necessity in autumn, which is guaranteed by sitting in a checkerboard pattern, it is must wear protective masks when moving in and around the Allianz Stadium – The mask can only be removed at the assigned seat and in designated consumption areas. In many cases, hygiene measures such as regular hand washing have already been learned.

SK Rapid Chief Financial Officer Christoph Peschek on the first home game with the fans: “We are delighted that our Corona dress rehearsal for the start of the league was a success from an organizational point of view and as At the same time, that our team has gone to the next round with confidence. The public present adhered very well to the preventive measures. We want to thank Rapidler for the cooperation and understanding and we look forward to the start of the league in a more positive way because we know the responsibility of our fans and their cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 ”.

Regarding the rest of the measures: “With OA Assoc. Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Medicine Hans-Peter Hutter developed a comprehensive concept, received official approvals for it, and we are happy to receive at least 10,000 spectators at the Allianz Stadium for the first Bundesliga games, taking into account the maximum protection measures of health. We are happy to be able to play soccer and now at least again in front of a limited number of fans, but as crowd shooters we are sadly still hit by massive economic damage. Therefore, we hope to return to normality, step by step, and, if the health situation allows it, to be able to operate at full capacity again soon. The great atmosphere at yesterday’s game made clear the joy of the Rapid community at finally being able to be back in a game and the large presence of our huge Rapid fans is vital to SK Rapid as well. Finally, we call on all visitors to the stadium to take hygiene measures seriously also in the championship and we thank them for their impressive support so far and in the future.

Media information SK Rapid Vienna

08/31/2020



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