FC Juniors Oberösterreich, who had been relegated to the 2nd division, almost thwarted Lustenau: Vorarlberg ran up to the 83rd minute before Muhamed Cham redeemed them 1-0. Forward Steyr took the next step towards staying up with the 3-1 win against Kapfenberg. After a 1-0 deficit, long shots by Christopher Kröhn (61′) and Michael Martin (77′) fitted perfectly, and finally Joker stabbed Luca Mayr-Fälten (89′).
Blau-Weiß Linz suffered a fall in Horn – 1:2. Football has moved into the background with the upcoming opponent: Yesterday’s home game against GAK (1:1) was already at stake for Innsbruck due to a lack of payments, on Easter Monday the Tyroleans are guests in Linz.
After the admission was denied in the first instance, even the boldest optimists now have doubts about a resurrection of the traditional club. Employees and kickers have been waiting for their salaries since February, and the professionals gave the club an ultimatum by April 26 to settle outstanding payments. If that doesn’t happen, they will terminate their contracts and would be free for the summer.
A blue and white professional suffers: “It’s a huge club with a large fan base. It hurts,” said Simon Pirkl, who was active at Wacker from the age of eight (48 professional games). Talks have long been held with striker Ronivaldo. “There are some interesting players,” said Blau-Weiß-Linz sports director Tino Wawra, whose club also faced a difficult situation in winter 2019. Wawra: “Compared to Wacker, it was a piece of cake for us back then.”
Source: Nachrichten
