Anybody who thought that the soccer pageant between Union Gurten and Fast on September 27, 2023 within the venerable Klaus Roitinger Stadium was a one-off occasion was mistaken. The primary spherical match within the ÖFB Cup between Gurten and LASK on the final weekend in July will as soon as once more happen within the stadium, which was named after SV Ried’s coach of the century, Klaus Roitinger, and is owned by the municipality of Ried. “The venue has been fastened since Thursday. We have now already held talks with the municipality of Ried,” says Sebastian Dietrich, sporting director of Union Gurten, in an interview with OÖN.
“We need to rejoice soccer”
It’s not doable to carry the cup match within the Innviertel Enviornment, the stadium of SV Ried, for a number of causes. A number of SVR staff are on trip this weekend, and there are additionally objections from die-hard Ried followers to holding the match in “their” stadium. “Our many volunteers now have lots of work to do. However I feel it should repay as a result of we need to rejoice one other soccer pageant in Ried,” says Dietrich.
There isn’t any fastened date for the match in opposition to LASK but. “We have now given Friday, July twenty sixth, 7 p.m. as our most popular date. However whether it is an ORF reside match, that would change,” says Dietrich. The choice on the precise match date will likely be made in the course of subsequent week. “Then we are going to rapidly name a board assembly after which begin pre-selling tickets,” says the sporting director of the regional league workforce, which completed second final season and is hoping for a sensation in opposition to LASK.
Excessive-risk sport anticipated
Final autumn, simply over 5,000 spectators got here to the Klaus Roitinger Stadium to play in opposition to Fast. When requested what number of guests may be anticipated in opposition to LASK, Dietrich replied: “It is troublesome to say and depends upon plenty of elements akin to the precise match date and the climate. But when between 4,000 and 4,500 followers come once more, that might be nice.”
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There isn’t any fan rivalry between Gurten and LASK, however the relationship between SV Ried followers and Linz followers is kind of completely different. “It is a disgrace, however we assume that will probably be a high-risk sport,” says Dietrich. It’s relatively unlikely {that a} LASK aggressive sport in Ried will go off with none “background noise”. The safety necessities for this cup sport are due to this fact prone to be excessive.
Dialog with SVR followers?
“We mentioned the holding of the sport in our stadium on Thursday within the metropolis council throughout occasion traces and coordinated it prematurely,” says Ried’s mayor Bernhard Zwielehner. “We’re delighted to have the ability to host an amazing soccer match once more. I name on the followers to be cautious. It ought to be like the sport in opposition to Fast, a celebration within the spirit of soccer,” says Ried’s mayor, who introduced to the OÖN that he can be holding a gathering with the fan representatives of SV Ried.
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