Austria Klagenfurt got a taste for it last Sunday. The 2-1 away win in the Carinthian football derby against WAC delighted the team, coaches and fans, and now the next coup is to follow in the “second leg” on Sunday in the Wörthersee Stadium. With a renewed success, they would have secured fifth place in the Bundesliga championship group, which entitles them to participate in the European Cup play-off, with a four-point lead over Wolfsberg. With the live ticker from sportkrone.at you are there!
Here’s the live ticker: Coach Peter Pacult doesn’t want to think about an international starting place at all. “We’re staying on the ground and just want to win this game,” assured the Viennese, who is struggling with major personnel worries. Turgay Gemicibasi, Christopher Cvetko and Alex Timossi Andersson are suspended, the regular central defender duo Nicolas Wimmer/Thorsten Mahrer is injured, and there are four more absentees. “I’m curious if we can get 18 people together. But we certainly won’t whine,” said Pacult. Despite the many absences, Pacult sees his team in a more comfortable starting position. “Of course we want to win, no question, but the pressure is absolutely on the WAC,” said the former Rapid master maker, pointing out that the Wolfsbergers have recently suffered six competitive defeats in a row. This threatens the goal of the season, a European Cup starting place to lose sight of. “The starting position is relatively clear. If we want to do international business, we have to win the game in Klagenfurt,” said WAC manager Robin Dutt. The Wolfsbergers finished the basic round in third place with the same number of points as the second storm Graz, followed by the crash to sixth and last place in the master group. “We played good football in the regular season, but we were also able to play with the same staff every week. In 2022 we had to reorganize almost every week,” said Dutt. Despite the recent series of defeats, the German recently received support from club president Dietmar Riegler. “It’s a very quiet place to work in Wolfsberg. We also have a clear plan for the coming season. We want to stick to that and hope that we will be there internationally,” said Dutt.
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