“It was an extremely important win,” said Grieskirchen coach Reinhard Furthner after the 4-3 win against Friedburg. The three put his team in twelfth place – if, in the worst case, four Upper Austrian league teams were relegated, this would be the first non-relegation zone. Furthner: “There are so many question marks. If you want to be on the safe side, you have to finish twelfth.” Micheldorf’s sporting director Ronny Höllhuber was also jubilant after the 4-0 win against Bad Ischl: “We scored absolute big points in the relegation battle. But it’s going to be a long, tough battle.”
He’s right: In addition to two Upper Austria relegated from the regional league – currently FC Wels and Stadl-Paura – the question of promotion to the top league of the federal state is of particular concern to teams threatened with relegation, because: no club – including the top teams Oedt or Weißkirchen – wants to are promoted, there are four teams that have to make it into the state leagues. Unless, of course, another club is flirting with promotion. That’s where the fourth ASK St. Valentin comes into play. “We have already discussed it on the board, the regional league would be financially possible,” says sports director Harald Guselbauer.
The necessary factors
But that depends on several factors: “The players have to want it and we have to perform well in the remaining games. Otherwise it doesn’t make any sense in sport.” After the 4:1 at St. Florian, the club claimed fourth place. Those teams that are concerned about staying in the league would have another straw in St. Valentin. Guselbauer: “If we get promoted, there will be one less relegation. That would be good for the league.”
Source: Nachrichten
