15th round in the Austrian Bundesliga: FC Red Bull Salzburg welcomes TSV Hartberg. We report live (see below).
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When Red Bull Salzburg and TSV Hartberg meet today, the league leaders will face the fourth-place team in the Bundesliga. The fact that the East Styrians are so far ahead does not come as a surprise to Salzburg coach Gerhard Struber. Nevertheless, they want to “hunt for points in this final phase,” said the 46-year-old before the top game of the 15th round.
“We want to appear very convincing, we are Red Bull Salzburg!”
This could also be due to the precarious personnel situation at the master. Struber will have to do without at least eleven players if nothing happens in Wals-Siezenheim in the hours until kick-off in the hit that was not expected before the season. With the exception of the goalkeeper position, the failures affect all parts of the team. Nevertheless, it is clear to the coach: “We want to appear very convincing, we are Red Bull Salzburg.” In the last block before the winter break with three league games and two in the Champions League, they want to “appear attractive and become more dominant again”.
Because the circumstances demand it, national players Oscar Gloukh and Karim Konaté are hot candidates for a place in the first eleven at the weekend, even though the duo only returned to Salzburg on Friday. In central defense, Kamil Piatkowski, who has only recently returned to training, could make his comeback after recovering from a calf injury. The German U21 team player Leandro Morgalla would be an alternative. It is still unclear whether midfielder Mads Bidstrup, who has a cold, can be used.
Image: GEPA picturesSalzburg won twelve of 13 league duels with Hartberg; on December 14th there was a 2-2 draw in Hartberg. However, the Styrians are currently only five points behind the Goliath. In the Cup round of 16, the favorite only prevailed on penalties away from home three weeks ago. “But that was a knockout game, a different situation,” said Struber. “Conversely, we solved the first game in Hartberg confidently,” he said, referring to the 5-1 win in the fourth round. Since then, TSV has “developed well. They have a skill level and are defined by possession of the ball.”
“…then it can be a wonderful day for Hartberg!”
Hartberg coach Markus Schopp said that the effort in the two games against the “Bulls” was not rewarded. “We played a really good game in the cup and over long stretches in the championship. But we lost and were eliminated from the cup.” Regarding the matchday, he thinks “that we are really well prepared and my team is not going to Salzburg to enjoy the moment, but to play a good game.” If we manage to “do what we did for the most part in the first two games on the pitch for 90 minutes, then it could be a wonderful day for TSV Hartberg.”
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2023-11-25 04:49:07
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