The judoka of the UJZ Mühlviertel missed the twelfth Bundesliga title in the club’s history in Gmunden on Saturday only because of smaller evaluations of two techniques, lost the final against Galaxy Vienna with 7:7, under evaluation 64:70. “Losing so close is extremely bitter,” said coach Martin Schlögl, who didn’t want to look for moments when the game was wasted. Also because the other way round, Nikolas Rechberger, a Mühlviertler surprised: The lightweight from Haibach beat the Dutchman Tornike Tsjakadoea, number twelve in the world.
The fact that Daniel Allerstorfer was only able to watch the final as one of the 1,500 spectators did not play into UJZ’s hands. The 29-year-old national team fighter had damaged his back so badly in the afternoon semi-final against Wimpassing’s Georgian Beka Gviniashvili that the St. Petringer could hardly move. Also in order to keep the chances of a bluff for the first round of the final, Allerstorfer even stood on the mat a second time against Wimpassing. “It was definitely not the best for my back,” said Allerstorfer afterwards, tormented.
Almost a semi-final out
The little bit of luck that the people of Mühlviertel lacked in the final was on their side in the semifinals, which also ended 7:7, only in the undervaluation 70:67 for the Upper Austrians. Wimpassing coach Adi Zeltner tried to take the narrow defeat with humor. “So I can at least enter the Mühlviertel again.” His daughter is engaged to Georg Reiter, the son of UJZ veteran Pepi Reiter. Georg is now considered to be the successor candidate for Schlögl, who would like to give up the post of Bundesliga coach.
Although the Final Four took place with spectators for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the league will not return to the round mode practiced before Corona. Due to the very tight international calendar, the basic season next season will be completed with collection rounds.
Source: Nachrichten
