Can basketball champion and pursuer Gmunden put a Haxl on the star ensemble of BC Vienna, enthroned at the top of the Superliga placement round, in tomorrow’s fourth duel of the season (7 p.m., Sky)? “Measured by the quality of the Viennese, it’s more about being the ‘best of the rest’ at the moment,” Harald Stelzer, the Swans’ CFO, is under no illusions ahead of the guest performance in Vienna. Postscript: “Only if we were complete would we have an outsider chance.”
Toni Blazan is still missing due to a corona infection, but CJ Anderson and Lukas Schartmüller were able to test free, but both have a training deficit. BC Vienna, which has been said to have attitude problems in one or the other match, is always “on fire” against Gmunden. This is particularly true of the former “Swan” Enis Murati. In the 94:74 on December 19 he scored 16 points, in the 83:77 in the cup semifinals on February 5 the 33-year-old national player shone as the top scorer (23 points), in the 68:49 on February 19 it was 14 points .
Because the coaches Anton Mirolybov (on the mend after chemotherapy) and Aleksi Koskinen (Corona) are not available, junior coach Cosmin Blagoi is in command, as was the case with the most recent 78:68 win over Graz.
Wels victory at the green table
The Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, who are heading for a quarter-final against Gmunden, are two points and 20-0 baskets richer in the qualifying round, although they didn’t play at all. The Sunday match, which was canceled due to six corona cases at opponents Traiskirchen, was certified in favor of the people of Messestadt. This is required by the regulations in view of the tightly knit schedule.
Source: Nachrichten
