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Can FC Blau-Weiss Linz make amends for last week’s 2-1 defeat against the Young Violets? The people of Linz welcome Admira in the 2nd division on Saturday (2:30 p.m., Hofmann Personal Stadium). “Every game is important in our situation, but a reaction after a defeat is all the more important. A win is a must if we want to stay up front. I’m not worried, the team has top energy,” says Blau-weiß- Coach Scheiblehner.
Against the Lower Austrians he again has to do without top scorer Matthias Seidl. The 22-year-old has been missing for a month, and a comeback is still in the stars: a torn syndesmosis ligament is slowing down the offensive player – the doctors are still too big a risk that Seidl will return to the football field. In the coming week he should at least be able to do running sessions again – and warm up for the decisive phase in the fight for promotion. As reported, the man from Salzburg will leave the club in the summer and switch to Bundesliga side Sturm Graz. The clubs and the players have long since agreed – only the signature is missing.
Steyr at the blue and white rival
The people of Linz will also keep their fingers crossed for their local rivalsVorwarts Steyr on Saturday (2.30 p.m.): Coach Daniel Madlener’s team will be guests at the blue and white title competitor GAK. Steyr is also defending a series in Styria: the red and white have been unbeaten in four games. “We have the self-confidence to be able to take points with us in Graz,” says Steyr coach Madlener.
Source: Nachrichten
