2023-11-07 03:00:00
It was clear to sporting director Markus Fürlinger in advance that SC Gmünd would have a difficult time in the last autumn round at Wieselburg: “It will be one of the most difficult away games of the season.” However, the people from Grenzstadt suffered a record defeat in the Erlauftal no one would have expected that. The 2:9 casts a dark shadow over the otherwise successful autumn season.
“That’s catastrophic!” Fürlinger sighs deeply. “Also for the external image of the entire club. You can’t let yourself be shot down like that. On top of that, following a great fall season, you’re now going into the winter with a game like this…” Very bad timing. Because compensation will only be available in five months at the earliest. In order to lick the wounds to some extent and work through the game, another training shift was added. Fürlinger: “We have to discuss that, we don’t want to go into the winter break with a bad feeling.” Coach Markus Früchtl also echoes this sentiment: “I don’t know whether the mood is that bad. But we can’t leave it like this. That was an almost double-digit defeat!”
“Everyone played what they wanted”
It’s difficult for Fürlinger to explain why SC Gmünd got so badly off. The Grenzstadters fell behind in the second minute, but then turned the game around within a few minutes thanks to goals from Stanislav Pacholik and Julian Zimmel. By the break, the Früchtl team were down 2:3 once more, but the mood was positive despite Zimmel’s injury-related absence (hit on the back of the head and dizziness). Fürlinger: “We were fully involved in the first half and I still expected chances at half-time. Then we quickly conceded 2:4 and the team completely fell apart.”
Positions were no longer maintained, tactical instructions were ignored, and serious mistakes were made. “Wieselburg didn’t even have to score eight of the nine goals. We served them the balls,” says Fürlinger. “Everyone played what they wanted. The coach’s instructions were completely ignored.” So even following the 2:5 in the 55th minute, the Gmünder team didn’t really retreat, but continued to attack (also found opportunities) and ran into the open knife.
Defensive failures
“The instructions were there, but we were unable to implement them that day. The large space in Wieselburg also made it very difficult,” says coach Markus Früchtl. “However, we also made so many mistakes. No matter how defensive we are, it won’t help. Everything worked out for Wieselburg. We were unable to stop it.”
Part of the reason for this is the absence of defense chief Karel Slama, who has been out for a long time due to a torn muscle fiber, and clearer Stanislav Peterek, who became ill at short notice. Früchtl: “Of course there is a lack of quality in defense. Wieselburg is also one of the strongest teams in the league.”
Record defeat for SC Gmünd
A side detail: The 2:9 was also a record. In the 2nd Regional League West, SC Gmünd has never conceded more goals since the merger in 2001 (their first championship participation was in the 2002/03 season). There has also only been one similar defeat: in the spring, 7-0 once morest Purgstall.
However, this is the only parallel to the epidemic spring with a lot of cancellations. The fall season was very good. With 23 points, Markus Früchtl’s team also surpassed the good first half of the season. “We got 22 points and everyone raved regarding the great team,” says Fürlinger. “We can’t let one game ruin our whole fall, but we have to think regarding the many good games and good performances. And then we’ll start once more in the spring.”
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