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WAC against Rapid in duty – third place still possible

Three days after the bitter 3-3 in Hartberg, the WAC has to play against runner-up Rapid in the last game of the season on Sunday (from 16:00 live and exclusively on Sky Sport Austria 3 HD – stream comfortably with Sky X.) not only win yourself, but also hope for Salzburg’s rifle support against the LASK. The Carinthians are one point behind, the loss of points in Hartberg gnawed on the psychological substance. Trainer Ferdinand Feldhofer seems to be particularly in demand as a psychologist.

“The players were kinked right after the game,” said Feldhofer of the moments after the final whistle in Hartberg on Thursday. His team had only increased to 3: 2 in the finish (86.), almost immediately received the compensation and missed a penalty in stoppage time just by goalie Shon Weissman. If you had won, you would have climbed in front of the LASK, so you need help. “Now we have to hope that Salzburg will remain unbeaten in the last game in the master play-off,” said the coach.

The situation is not so bad for him anyway. “We briefly mentioned this and ticked it off. We have set ourselves the goal that we want to have a third place in the final – and we have that. ” That the air could be outside at Rapid or that the “vice” could come with a strong rotation, he does not worry about it: “There is no consideration, it is all pure speculation.” The goal difference would speak for the LASK if there is a tie. A draw against Rapid will therefore not be enough for the Carinthians. “We know what we have to do on Sunday,” said Feldhofer.

“As a Rapidler you want to win every game”

Rapid, who still has to pretend numerous injured players, vowed to mobilize again. “We will certainly take the game seriously, because as a Rapidler you want to win every game anyway,” emphasized captain Stefan Schwab, who expects a different lineup. “We have a good team, with which one or the other player can show themselves on Sunday, who otherwise doesn’t have as many appearances, but will approach the matter with commitment and zeal,” emphasized the Salzburg player.

For coach Dietmar Kühbauer, who achieved his greatest success as a coach so far, a certain enjoyment factor should also play a role. “It was an absolute relief after Wednesday because the stress had been high for everyone involved in the past few weeks,” said the 49-year-old. “The team did a great job, second place is a huge success for all of us. It’s a great story. ”

Altach does not want to take any risk in St. Pölten

The current season balance speaks easily for Rapid with two draws and a win of green and white. The three-point was won on June 14 in the 2-1 win at the Allianz Stadium, but before that the Hütteldorfer could not win five games in a row against the “Wolves”. “It was always close games in Wolfsberg, and it won’t be much different this time either,” said Kühbauer. In fact, Rapid won only one match in the away league against the WAC of 14 games (1-7-6): On May 31, 2015, the Viennese won 5-0 in Lavanttal. Back then WAC trainer was just Kühbauer.

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