31st round in Austria’s Bundesliga: WSG Tirol welcomes SCR Altach. We report live (see below).
Here is the LIVE TICKER: SCR Altach can happily forego a relegation final. Should the Rheindörflers suffer a defeat at WSG Tirol and Austria Lustenau win at home against Blau-Weiß Linz at the same time, there would be a direct duel between the Vorarlberg clubs in the last round to stay in the Bundesliga. With a point in Innsbruck, the Altach team would be free of all their worries – and that is exactly the goal of coach Joachim Standfest. “The team knows what they hit. We had a good week of training, we will fight and fight until our last shirt and try to achieve our goal,” announced Standfest. “I don’t believe in playing for a draw!” A certain tension was noticeable. “But we have an experienced team that knows what to expect. We have complete confidence in the players that they will get it done.” The Altachers will be accompanied to Innsbruck by around 1,000 supporters, some in a specially organized special train. “We are incredibly happy about that. Now our goal is to give something back to the fans,” said Standfest. A defensive tactic to keep the score at 0-0 is out of the question for the ex-ÖFB international. “I don’t believe in playing for a draw. If you don’t play courageously forward, it will mostly go wrong.” You won’t keep looking at the Austria Lustenau – Blau-Weiß game either. “We ignore it completely and don’t need to inform ourselves. We know what we have to do.” Standfest tried to emphasize the positive aspect of the cutting section at the Tivoli. “You become a footballer for games like that. These are the games that you remember for a lifetime.” The coach expects tough resistance from the WSG, even if the Tyroleans are neither against relegation nor about a place in the European Cup. “They will still put in a decent performance, as you would expect from a professional team.” “We are aware of the starting situation!” For the WSG, the match has a special emotional aspect, after all, it is the last home game under the Long-term coach Thomas Silberberger is leaving at the end of the season after eleven years. However, the 50-year-old is completely focused on sport. “We are aware of the initial situation. But both clubs had 30 rounds beforehand to secure relegation. We only look at ourselves,” said Silberberger.
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