The extent of the defeat makes you think, the “Korbjäger” from Traunsee now have two days to find solutions against the star ensemble. On Thursday (7 p.m., Sky) the second duel with “Croesus” from the capital will take place in the Volksbank Arena.
“We’re leading 1-0 in the series, but there’s no reason to celebrate. Nevertheless, we can be more relaxed, the pressure is now on the Gmundners,” said Vienna coach Aramis Naglic, who has known the key to the second championship title since 2013 believes. “We have to stop Daniel Friedrich, the transition game will be important – and above all the fight on the rebound counts.” The Viennese actually managed to take the “throwing machine” Friedrich out of the game over long stretches.
Swans trainer Anton Mirolybov doesn’t want to pin the false start on individual names, he takes responsibility for the collective. “If we don’t manage to bring more physique into our performance, we don’t have a chance. I wasn’t satisfied with our energy level,” explained the Finn.
US legionnaire Stephon Jelks shares this assessment and expects a defiant reaction. “Of course BC Vienna have strong players, but so do we. We’ll be ready for Thursday and try to fight back with our fans behind us.”
More than 1000 visitors are expected. Gmunden will do everything to balance the series and thus force a second home match on Tuesday. “That’s our first goal. We have to take it step by step,” said Swans CFO Harald Stelzer. In the hall above the Traunsee, all the play-off opponents have lost their teeth: first twice the Raiffeisen Flyers Wels, then twice the Oberwart Gunners.
The belief in the sixth championship title is intact. The Swans have been unbeaten at home since March 27. The eighth home win in a row would be balm for Sunday’s wounds.
Source: Nachrichten
