LASK greenkeepers deserve a Europa League victory as a reward

In addition to the LASK players, there was another big winner after the 3-1 victory over Sturm Graz on Sunday in the Bundesliga: LASK chief greenkeeper Harald Faldner and his team were beaming with the players. The applause also went to his team because the freshly laid turf became the perfect stage. She is ready for the Europa League home game against Saint-Gilloise on Thursday.

“Of course, a home win in the European Cup would be the best reward for us over the past few weeks. The entire greenkeeper team stuck together brilliantly, my deputy Jens Gossenreiter was there every day. It was a real race against time,” says Faldner, who Before his involvement with LASK, he worked at the Donau Golf Club in Feldkirchen for 32 years – and there, like now at LASK, he switched to sustainable and chemical-free lawn care.

40 liters were no problem

The lawn survived the first stress test well and the damage to the drainage caused by construction defects was successfully repaired. “It was exciting because it rained more than 40 liters per square meter before the game. Nevertheless, the pitch was dry again within an hour and a half. That shows that the system works.”

It’s no problem that we’re playing again today. “The lawn is of good quality. It’s normal that it takes a while at the beginning until it turns completely green and has a uniform color. We can also get the small unevenness out.” He is optimistic for the future. “We will get through very well in the long term. We will see in the winter, when rain and snow come and compaction occurs, how well the system works. But I am in good spirits.”