FC Blau-Weiß Linz will be visiting SK Sturm Graz in the third round of the UNIQA ÖFB Cup on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 8:30 p.m. in the Merkur Arena. The game will be live on ÖFB TV and broadcast in the conference on ORF1
Four days after the 1-2 defeat in Hartberg, the blue-whites are now aiming for a place in the quarter-finals of the UNIQA ÖFB Cup. As an opponent, you probably drew the most difficult lot. The current table leader of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga and defending champion SK Sturm Graz is waiting. In the first two rounds of the cup, the blue-whites remained without conceding a goal. A 5-0 win against Wildon was followed by a 1-0 win against FC Hertha Wels. Now the blue and whites want to cause a surprise with fighting spirit and passion on Wednesday. On the other hand, the Graz team also want to repeat their title success from last year. After the 2-1 win against Lask, they lead the Bundesliga table with a 3-point lead over pursuers SK Rapid and have already been unbeaten in 5 Bundesliga rounds. In the cup they defeated Kremser FC 4:2 after extra time and SV Ried 3:1.
“After a very successful first half of the championship, SK Sturm Graz, Austria’s best team in the cup, is waiting for us. Even if we are clearly outsiders, we will do everything we can to get through to the next round. We’re really looking forward to this special challenge.” said head coach Gerald Scheiblehner.
Personalupdate
In addition to the long-term injured Lukas Tursch, Andreas Lukse, Oliver Wahling, Conor Noß, Lucas Dantas, Joao Luiz Soares Alves, Alexander Briedl will also remain out. There is still a question mark about whether Ronivaldo will be used.
Ticketinfo
Tickets for the guest sector are available at the guest box office on Wednesday.
