When it comes to basketball, the doors are still closed: The Raiffeisen Flyers Wels have to play their Alpe-Adria-Cup home game against Levice (7 p.m.) just like the Swans Gmunden tomorrow’s super league match (7 p.m., in the free stream on skysportaustria) .at / live) against Traiskirchen. The situation will not change until December 17th with the end of the lockdown in Upper Austria, when the sports halls will be able to open their doors to fans again.
The first beneficiaries of the easing are the Steinbach Black Wings, which on Friday (7.15 p.m.) the HCB Südtirol will be invited to the ICE Hockey League duel in the Linz AG ice arena. “We can’t wait to play in front of our fans again,” said captain Brian Lebler: “It was already frustrating last season to go to work in empty halls.”
The home of the Black Wings cemented at the bottom of the table holds 4865 spectators, on Friday a maximum of 2000 can be part of the game. In view of the recent negative series (with five defeats without increasing points) it is questionable whether this mark can even be reached.
In the 2021/22 season, Linz had an average of 1337 visitors – so they are only number eleven in the league ranking. Only the Graz 99ers (1066), the dropped out Bratislava Capitals (786) and Dornbirn (756) were less popular.
For the Black Wings and also for the upcoming home games of the handball players of HC Linz AG on Saturday (7 p.m.) against Vöslau in the HLA master league and for the Basket Swans from Gmunden against BC Vienna on Sunday (8 p.m.) The following provisions apply: The 2G rule applies, only people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or who have recovered in the past six months have access to assigned seats.
Children under the age of twelve are exempt from the 2G rule. For people who are subject to compulsory schooling, the ninja pass is equivalent to 2G proof. During the event it is compulsory to wear FFP2 masks, food and drinks may only be consumed in the seats.
The home World Cup for combined athletes and ski jumpers in Ramsau (December 17th to 19th) will definitely be a “ghost event”. “The effort does not mean that only very few viewers would be admitted,” said Alois Stadlober, the chairman of the local organizing committee. (Alex)
Source: Nachrichten
