Five laps left: That’s why SV Ried managed to stay up in the league

SV Ried kicks off the decisive phase of the Bundesliga today at Austria Lustenau (5 p.m.): The Innviertlers go into the final five rounds as the bottom of the qualifying group, only one point missing from Altach. That’s why the Vikings stay in the league:

The form: The Innviertler have been waiting for a complete success for six league games – and still the form curve has been upwards in the past few weeks: Ried has remained undefeated in the last three games, commitment and playful performance are also positive. ” The greed to get a win is great”, says Ried trainer Maximilian Senft, who has to do without Philipp Pomer today. The season is probably over for the 25-year-old due to a torn muscle fiber.

The spirit: In the relegation round, his eleven have only disappointed in the 1: 3 at home against Hartberg. It was a timely wake-up call: “Internally, there was a clear announcement. In addition, with the dissolution of Kingsley Michael, we recently showed that we don’t waste energy on players who don’t give everything for the club”, says sports director Wolfgang Fiala. The cohesion can be clearly felt: before training, Ried’s supervisors warm up with a round of Teqball, and a team evening after the Wattens game brought the team even closer together.

The fans: Despite criticism of the club’s management, support from the supporters has recently been exemplary. “It was a nice feeling that the fans celebrated us despite the late equalizer against Lustenaz. We are all in the same situation. The fans give us a lot of strength”, says defense attorney Tin Plavotic. In the viewer statistics, the Innviertler (4500 fans) are currently just behind Altach – it would probably be manageable if the Vorarlbergers were only ahead of Ried in this table at the end of the season.