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The well-deserved 2-0 win at spusu St. Pölten made Austria coach Peter Stöger thankful to be in front of the camera. “It is good that we have the opportunity again. We get into it because we score a lot and become a bit more stable, ”Stöger said of the current championship group race, in which his team is eighth, one point behind tied teams WSG Tirol and Hartberg.
Of course a point can be recovered, but Stöger recalled a “demanding program in front of the chest”. For “Veilchen”, who led the majority of the teams between fifth and ninth with 13 points in the spring, the Vienna derby against Rapid will now take place. With Sturm and WAC there are more duels, where Austria has to call their performance if they want to be “on top”.
“We still have three strong opponents, but if we play like this we can beat anyone,” offensive man Patrick Wimmer said. “This is going to be even more exciting,” Stöger seemed almost a bit surprised. “But that we are there three laps before the split is a good thing.”
WAC relaxed, WSG in crisis
This is also thanks to the surprising collapse of the fifth WAC against Altach (0: 1). “We left the preliminary decision behind, but we have everything in our hands,” emphasized a still relaxed coach Ferdinand Feldhofer, knowing that his team can take care of everything themselves for the next Ried guest match and the “direct” duels with Tirol. and Austria. .
This also applies to the Wattener. The relegated athletic from last season, currently in the championship group kick-off seat, is nevertheless facing an earnings crisis. In a 1-1 draw against Admira, the Tyrolese, who played big in the fall, missed a victory for the fifth time in a row. The WSG has known opponents at the end, you still meet Sturm, the WAC and Rapid.
Hartberg with realistic possibilities
In Hartberg a contrary trend can be observed. Markus Schopp’s team surprised LASK (2: 1) and, thanks to their third victory, they tied with the Tyrolese in the last four games. The Styrians can have realistic hopes of a new entry for the “Grand Concert”, in addition to a Rapid guest performance, they will also host Admira and St. Pölten.
It is quite possible that St. Pölten has already reached an agreement with the qualifying group in the final duel. Those from Lower Austria have gradually lost sight of the top half of the table and are ninth after their 2-0 draw against Austria, five points behind the desired goal. The result of ten-time striker Alexander Schmidt, who has not scored in five games, is emblematic of spring fatigue. “We lack the creativity with the ball that we have opportunities,” explained Schmidt.
