“Play at eye level”: Ried wants to celebrate the first home win

REED. In the 2023/2024 season it was the GAK that was ahead in the title fight with SV Ried. In the past season, the Rieder finally managed to return to the Bundesliga. Tomorrow there will be a duel with the GAK in the “BWT X Upper Austrian Arena” (5 p.m.), which is currently in the last place with four points. With a success, the Rieder could expand their lead over the Graz to six points. Ried coach Maximilian Senft does not want to overestimate this starting position before the 8th round. “I expect a game at eye level. Our advantage is clearly in the home advantage with our loud fans. The GAK has more Bundesliga experience for a year. I believe that it will be a very close and body -hugging game. We have to be careful with the standard situations and the long balls. Here the Grazer have great strengths,” said Senff yesterday after the morning training in conversation with the OÖN.

Video: Matchplan episode (SV Ried from minute 19:20)

The 2: 3 defeat after a 2-0 lead on Saturday at Austria Vienna was analyzed at the beginning of the week. “We just made too many mistakes in the second half. Now our focus is on avoiding these mistakes against the GAK,” says offensive player Mark Grosse. In his youth, the 26-year-old played for the traditional Graz. “I also know some GAK players better, many of my friends are fans of the GAK. Of course, my family keeps my fingers crossed. With my friends, I am not quite sure about it,” says Grosse, who already scored 32 goals for SV Ried in 72 competitive games and prepared 19 with a smile. When asked whether he sees the SV Ried in a slight favorite role, Great replies: “Maybe it looks like this from the outside, but the GAK has a very good, quite well -experienced team. I don’t see ourselves as a favorite, but I am very confident that we can win this game in front of our fans.”

“}”>