After the clear 3-0 away win in the playoff semi-finals at TSV Hartberg, the chance of reaching the Europa Conference League lives on for Vienna Austria.
The next opponent on the way there is called Wolfsberger AC. In the first and second leg, the Viennese get the opportunity to let an extremely chaotic season end in a conciliatory manner.
Austria’s veteran and captain Markus Suttner also seems to have regained joy after several ups and downs during the season. “Everyone has fun playing. The boys have worked it out and now we are preparing for Thursday,” said Suttner in an interview with “Sky” after the game.
For the fans
In an interview with “Sky” after the game, the outgoing Austria coach Peter Stöger emphasized the aspect of giving the fans the opportunity to be there live in the stadium again this season. “I think you saw in the first half that the team had the goal of getting the fans back into the stadium,” said the Viennese.
“There are Austria fans in Austria who have been waiting for a year to go to the stadium and now we’ve managed to get them to go at least one more time. That is very gratifying,” the 55-year-old sums up.
With passion and physicality
Especially in terms of presence on the field and aggressiveness in the game against the ball and on the offensive, the Viennese could see an enormous increase compared to the last game in Ried, which they gave out in the last 20 minutes.
“We showed that we are there when someone loses a duel. We also impressively demonstrated in the first half that we are the better team. We defended with passion and could have made it easier for us if we had would have made one or the other counterattack, “said Austria left-back Markus Suttner.
Coach Stöger also sees the key to today’s success in the duel: “We didn’t let the Hartberger’s physicality come into play.”
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First win of the season against WAC?
Against Wolfsbeger AC you already have the chance to keep your dream of European business alive on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) in Heimt and next Sunday (5:00 p.m.) in Lavanttal. In the basic round of the Bundesliga season, the Carinthians were able to prevail on both occasions.
When asked whether you are tired now, Markus Suttner answers with clear words: “If you are not tired after the game, you have not countered everything. We have our physios with us, which will knead us through. We want to do our homework and once again knock everything out so that we can offer the WAC a fight, “adds the veteran.
“Let’s see what goes against the WAC, against whom we had our problems during the season. Now I am happy that we made it and have to regenerate. Wolfsberg is against a team with a higher quality, because they were from the start were qualified for this final and come from above (note from the champions’ group) “, said Stöger.
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