Do you have to be afraid of death? Even before the death of a chance if you are a forward fan. The joker, who after Alak’s substitution in the 56th minute was supposed to bring even more momentum to the forward Steyr attack, wasn’t called Qui Qui or Futschikato, but Ezeala. Coach Daniel Madlener wanted to tighten the screw in the 46th minute after Oliver Filip’s somewhat ambushed opening goal against the Austria Juniors because the direction was right. Forward marched forward.
Whenever the team was in the lead and determined what was happening on the pitch, the team let the butter take its breath away. What remained was the dry food of sharing points, which keeps you alive in the relegation battle, but doesn’t move you from the spot.
Madlener knew about it: “In the first half, it was noticeable for both teams that the nervous strain was very high.” One thing was clear even before kick-off: Whoever loses this duel is very likely to be relegated, and a draw doesn’t help anyone. So: Losing and draws are forbidden!
Somehow, the forwards, like their opponent from Austria, had maneuvered in the first half and SKV goalkeeper Turner kept his eleven in the game with a world-class save. After the game, Madlener did not reveal what he said to his team during the break. But the cabin sermon could only have been: “Do not be afraid!”
Until the opening hit, the coach’s order to follow up, and the Grim Reaper came. It has to be said to Ezeala’s credit that he wasn’t the only one who assassinated the very best scoring chances in the opponent’s box. But he stumbled most of the chances he had created himself with great dribbles. The nerves. The forward wins the decider game 1:0. A victory that doesn’t feel like a victory, but rather like tiredness, because the game could have tilted on the edge of a knife and you didn’t close the sack.
Source: Nachrichten
