So the UVC McDonald’s Ried did not imagine it at all. After a strong basic round, in which one was even in second place in the meantime, the dream of a medal burst in the quarter-final duel against Graz. Three times, players and coach Jiri Siller had to leave the field against the Graz with hanging heads. The Rieder surprisingly lost the series 0: 3. The sentence statistics (1: 9) also speaks volumes.
Accordingly, the disappointment is also a few days after the quarter-finals at Roman Lutz, the chairman of UVC Ried. “It is incredibly bitter that half a year of preparation for the play-offs will virtually open in sound and smoke within six days. So that it has been so clear for Graz, nobody expected us.” The fact that Graz has been absolutely deserved is clearly obvious. “Unfortunately, in the most important games, we have not been able to call up our performance potential,” says Lutz. “We have prepared for such games for the past six months. Unfortunately, we could not implement what we train. The disappointment is accordingly great,” said Libero Hannes Langwieser.
“After so many years in the upper play-off, we would have hoped for a medal this season. But it doesn’t help. Now it is about licking the wounds, judging the crown and making the best of this season in the remaining placement games,” says Lutz. The best would be fifth in the case of the Rieder. The first hurdle in the placement games is Sokol Vienna. On March 22nd, playing will be played in the federal capital, the second leg will take place on March 29 in the volleydome in Ried. If both teams win one game, a so -called “Golden Set” will be played in Ried on March 29. Anyone who wins this sentence rises and then plays for fifth place.
“Even if the defeat in the quarterfinals hurt – it is now about the fact that we present ourselves in the placement games in the best possible way. I expect that from the team,” says Lutz in an interview with the OÖN.
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