Fire alarm in Innsbruck! In the big game of the 2nd football league between Wacker Innsbruck and Austria Klagenfurt, some angry fans let fireworks fly over the stadium on Friday. These ignited the roof of the arena and made a fire brigade necessary. The game was paused for around 15 minutes. After all: The Tyroleans defeated the Pacult-Elf 2-0 and moved one point past the Carinthians to fourth. The three teams in front are not eligible for promotion.
It was in the 35th minute of the big league game when there was suddenly a strange interruption. The players were asked to go into the dressing room when the Tyroleans took a 2-0 lead because a fire had broken out under the stadium roof. Fans not admitted to the Tivoli Stadium shot fireworks into the arena from outside, and a loudspeaker was hit, which then ignited.
“There is an aftermath”
The fire brigade was able to extinguish the fire quickly. The game was resumed after a break of around 15 minutes. ORF expert Roman Mählich on the hot scenes of the game: “I don’t know who comes up with such stupid things, but that certainly has consequences.”
“It doesn’t work to throw things onto the field,” said Klagenfurt’s sports director Matthias Imhof in the ORF break interview. The German Klagenfurt sports director was also disappointed at the time with the performance of his team, which remained without a goal even after the break.
Shortly after Markus Pink had missed the first Klagenfurt opportunity, Fabio Viteritti scored the 1-0 (16 th) after a nice counterattack after Hupfauf flank. The Carinthians had overlooked the 27-year-old German at the long corner. Twelve minutes later, a finish from Lukas Fridrikas from just outside the penalty area after Ronivaldo’s preparatory work fit right into the corner.
At the best chance of Darjo Pecirep (86th), Wacker goalkeeper Marco Knaller showed a brilliant save. Klagenfurt conceded another defeat after three wins in a row. Wacker, on the other hand, expanded the winning streak to four games. In addition, a negative balance against the Carinthians could be ended, after five attempts without a win with four defeats, there was finally once again a full success in a competitive duel.
2nd league – 25th round:
Friday, April 23rd, 2021 (here is the overview)
Young Violets Austria Vienna – SKU Amstetten 1: 1 (0: 1)
SV Horn – Blue White Linz 1: 2 (0: 1)
FAC Vienna – Austria Lustenau 1: 0 (0: 0)
GAK – Rapid Vienna II 1: 1 (0: 1)
Kapfenberger SV – FC Liefering 0: 3 (0: 1)
Wacker Innsbruck – Austria Klagenfurt 2: 0 (2: 0)
Saturday, April 24th, 2021
FC Dornbirn – FC Juniors OÖ 14.30
Sunday, April 25th, 2021
Forward Steyr – SV Lafnitz 10.30