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In an interview with VIEW, SFV general secretary Robert Breiter indicated last week what the last resort is to save the Swiss Cup in 2021. “We are working to obtain exemptions for the lower classes,” he said. More precisely: the two first division clubs, Vevey United and Solothurn, as well as second division Monthey, should do that.
Because if the Federal Council calendar had been followed, which foresees that “normal” soccer training for fans would be allowed from mid-April at the earliest (if allowed) and, therefore, the games Only since the beginning of May, the Cup could never have completed at the end of May. Which is imperative for the euro. While the cantons of Valais and Vaud granted their clubs the special license they had hoped for, Solothurn refrained from doing so.
Solothurn does not give up voluntarily
And so the association announced in its press release: “After several preliminary investigations and a detailed analysis of the difficult situation, FC Solothurn has decided not to apply for a special permit.” Resignation? We asked Co-Chair Marc Kalousek. “We received an oral response from the Solothurn Covid officer and the Sports Office that the chances were minimal because they wanted to follow the Federal Sports Office guidelines.”
And this provides for small regular football operations for 1st league clubs. “That made it clear that we had no chance of getting the special permission that we needed. A round of 16 would be a huge thing! Our team has been training since the beginning of January. Some of the players took a break to train in groups of five. We have everything for this match against Kriens. Everything! But apparently the cantons of Valais and Vaud are crazier about football … »
You have to accept the decision, says the co-chair. The only thing that bothers him is that the football association did not approach the canton. “They could have carried more weight than us.” But this is how FC Solothurn is simply collateral damage in the effort to play the cup to the end. No more. But not less. “This is not about life and death,” says Kalousek. A good part of the resignation still resonates.
The description of the mug
- Aarau – Zion 4: 2 nV
- Winterthur – Basel 6: 2
- GC – Lausanne 2: 0
- Chiasso – Lucerne 1: 2
- Monthey – Lugano 7.4. 6 pm
- Vevey – Servette 7.4. 6 pm
- St. Gallen – YB 8.4. 6 pm
- Solothurn – Kriens 0: 3 (loss)
- Vevey / Servette – Kriens
- GC – St. Gallen / YB
- Aarau – Winterthur
- Monthey / Lugano – Lucerne
Posted: Mar 22, 2021, 2:21 pm
Last updated: 22.03.2021, 30 minutes ago
