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FC Red Bull Salzburg – CASHPOINT SCR Altach 4: 1 (2: 1)
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
Jesse Marsch (Red Bull Salzburg manager):
… after the game: “This group always has an incredible atmosphere and joy between them, a lot of fun every day in the dressing room and on the field. Today we brought a great mentality to the field, we fought and raced for each other. It is a real team. We needed this performance today for the next few weeks. I am very proud to be the coach of this group. For me it was the perfect test for Tuesday. Tactically, we implemented it very well in the second half, we showed confidence and determination today. Maccabi is a good team, undefeated last season, they are very intelligent, they play with a lot of experience, an advantage for them. We fly to Tel Aviv and come with our best performance. We have to be smart and play football in our own way. “
Christoph Freund (Red Bull Salzburg Sporting Director):
… before the game about playing in the Champions League playoff match in Tel Aviv: “We don’t understand it, we have to accept it like this. We exchanged a lot with UEFA (…) it was not entirely understandable, now it is like that and we really want to get a good result. We take it that way and focus on sports. In the end, it was decided that it was possible to play there and then we were confident that security will be guaranteed there. It’s going to be weird, but we have to hide it and be there to play football. We talk to the players and I am convinced that everything will be fine. Twice our experiences with opponents from Israel weren’t that good, but that’s over now. We are not concerned with the past. With our power and speed, I am convinced that we can be better. Usually not positive if fans are not allowed. That’s why we play soccer, it’s the salt in the soup. “
… on the audience restriction of 3,000 spectators: “I am quite unhappy, we cannot fully understand it, we have a stadium for 30,000 spectators, I cannot fully understand why the 3,000 are fixed with a number. It makes a big difference whether a stadium can hold 6,000 or 30,000. We present a great concept. We play outdoors, the gap would be guaranteed. I think it’s a shame that it has been reduced to 3,000 viewers in such a short time. “
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Albert Vallci (Red Bull Salzburg):
… After the game: “It was very intense, Altach is in possession of the ball and the early red card gave us a lot. If we won the ball, we wanted to move fast, in the end we deserved to win. Our reaction was very good, even with one less man, we showed a good mentality ”.
… On the next Champions League playoff match in Tel Aviv: “The situation does not depend on us, we want to concentrate on the game. So that something like this doesn’t happen to us today. It will not be an easy game, we are well prepared. “
Alex Pastoor (CASHPOINT SCR Altach Coach):
…After the match. “We deserved it today, we had many opportunities to play our game and too often we did not use them. In the first half he was incredibly bad at play. If the defensive gaps are too big, then you feel overwhelmed. If we had done our job today (with one more man), there would have been a great chance of victory. “
