In international business under their own standards, Austria wants to keep its chances in the “daily bread” Bundesliga. The Viennese, who fell behind in the Conference League due to the avoidable 4-1 defeat in Poznan, can look ahead nationally. In sixth place, Austria, who started with three minus points, is in the top half of the table.
“The most important thing is our future and winning the game on Sunday,” said coach Manfred Schmid before the showdown with SV Guntamatic Ried on Sunday (2:30 p.m.).
In Poland, Austria played very ambitiously for an hour, with a score of 1:1, Manfred Fischer could have given the Violets the lead from the penalty spot. But it wasn’t like that.
Originally, Dominik Fitz, who was fouled, wanted to take the penalty kick, but Fischer remained firm after discussions – and failed. Austria coach Schmid doesn’t want to make a big deal out of the penalty dispute, and Fitz was also forgiving: “We don’t have a ranking when it comes to penalties. If you feel good, you can shoot – and I felt extremely good. But I do the Mandi no reproach at all.”
SK Sturm also returned empty-handed from their Europa League trip to Rotterdam. The sting of the 0: 6 debacle at Feyenoord (with defense chief Gernot Trauner) – it was the highest European Cup defeat in the club’s history – runs deep. “We messed it up completely,” said goalie Jörg Siebenhandl. Coach Christian Ilzer spoke of an “anti-great moment”.
Source: Nachrichten
