The fourth division team is struggling with personnel problems before the game in St. Valentin (16): The two previous goalkeepers Manuel Schörgenhuber and Daniel Matosevic are out for professional reasons or due to injury.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Hirtenlehner, a friend of Stadl-Paura coach Mario Wittmann, is helping out. “I begged him for three weeks to step in. It’s a friendship,” said Wittmann, who has previously worked with Hirtenlehner. Hirtenlehner was active at Ybbsitz in Lower Austria until 2019, and he played for Gaflenz in the 2009/10 season in the regional league. This week he was preparing for his comeback at Stadl-Paura. Wittmann: “It’s an attractive task for him.”
Yesterday, promoted Ostermiething managed a surprise: the Innviertel team defeated title candidate Wallern 4:0. It was the second defeat in a row for the Trattnachtaler. (rawa)
Source: Nachrichten
