The blacks use the team break on Friday (16, Lebring Stadium) for a trial run against the Slovenian top team NK Bravo, second in the table behind Koper. “A lot of the players are with the national teams, the rest will play for the first hour. In the last 30 minutes, our boys are then used, ”says Christian Ilzer, who will also be the first to play last-minute newcomer Alexandar Borkovic. Vincent Trummer is also about to make a comeback after an injury. “It looks good that he can play, and if everything goes well, then ‘Vinc’ will also be used next week with the amateurs,” explains the Sturm coach. After the test, his men can finally take a breath – there are three days off for Hierländer and Co. It is the last breather before the exhausting European Cup autumn!
Against ex-club
The GAK meets Klagenfurt on Friday (Weinzödl, 15) – an emotional test for access Markus Rusek, who was the captain of the Pacult team on the rise: “I’m happy about your good start, even if five red cards in six games were an exclamation point . ”Rusek made it easier for the GAK to get back on track in the second division:“ Three wins in a row give confidence, especially since the injured are now coming back. But in the next games against BW Linz and Innsbruck we will see where we really stand. “