2024-02-16 13:17:24
In the close fight for a place in the championship group of the Bundesliga, Austria Klagenfurt has a good opportunity for the first “threesome” of the spring on Sunday (2.30 p.m.). In the away duel with bottom team Austria Lustenau, a win is almost mandatory, otherwise there is a risk of falling out of the top six. However, the Vorarlbergers have gained new confidence following winning the basement derby once morest Tyrol and want to make life difficult for Klagenfurt with defensive strength.
Four rounds before the end of the regular season, Austria Klagenfurt, which holds 27 points, has its fate in its own hands. In a dense pack of five with Hartberg (29), Rapid (27), Austria Vienna (24) and WAC (23), Peter Pacult’s men might still swim their way for the final duels with BW Linz, Salzburg and Rapid. “I expect a close race until the end,” said Managing Director Sport Günther Gorenzel.
In the 2-2 draw once morest LASK, Christopher Cvetko and Co. recently won a hard-fought point, and the performance can give you confidence. “The performance in Linz was worthy of the top 6, there is certainly no doubt regarding that,” emphasized goalie Phillip Menzel. “It will probably be a hot final spurt, a big challenge, and we are ready to take it on,” said the German. For Cvetko it is clear that they will be at the top for the third time in the second phase of the season. “If we keep playing like this, definitely.”
Lustenau also wrote “Being at the top” on the banner, in this case that means staying in class. The first win, the 2-0 once morest WSG, breathed new life into the bottom team, which was five points behind the Tyroleans. Neo coach Andreas Heraf’s defensive concept should also bear fruit once morest Klagenfurt. “We have to confirm our performance from Innsbruck and use the momentum from the first game to become dangerous ourselves. We want to score points,” the Viennese made clear.
“This victory was extremely important – for the coach and even more so for the players – the head now knows: we can win,” emphasized Heraf, who, however, has to do without the suspended WSG goalscorer Namory Cisse in the alternative stadium in Bregenz. Defender Luca Meisl, who recently made his Lustenau debut, saw it similarly. “The win was extremely important, we mightn’t have started better. That gave us self-confidence. Now we want to play our game once morest Klagenfurt, keep the clean sheet and score the goals we need up front to gain points.”
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