Regionalliga West – home curse came to an end after an eternity

State champions Bischofshofen beat St. Johann in the derby 2-0. Guest goalie Dominik Waltl was unlucky again. Bürmoos, meanwhile, extended his home run.

Ernst Lottermoser had never lost as coach of St. Johann in Bischofshofen. The last victory of the BSK at home against the neighbors was decades ago anyway. But at some point every (un)series comes to an end. The national champions celebrated a 2-0 win at home in the derby on Friday night, moving up to third place in the Westliga table. St. Johann remains at the bottom for the time being. Next derby awaits In a battle-stressed encounter, guest goalkeeper Dominik Waltl saw the red card after 35 minutes. It was the second dismissal in two weeks for the keeper. Konstantinos Chatzipirpiridis took the lead for the home side, with 1b goalie Markus Ebbing standing in for the injured Mirel Kahrimanovic. “Joker” Bohdan Kuksenko made the decision in the second half with a 2-0 free kick. “We believed in it, really fought. An absolutely deserved victory,” said BSK trainer Raphael Laghnej, who also became the breaker of the curse. “That’s something,” he grinned. His opponent Ernst Lottermoser took the defeat calmly: “It doesn’t hurt. We have nothing to blame ourselves for.” Today (17) the next derby is already waiting: Wals-Grünau welcomes leader Austria Salzburg. In addition to a saxophonist, the supporting program also includes a bouncy castle and a shooting gallery. Both teams compete for the main prize: three points! Players go out after victoryBoth had something to make up for in the duel between the Salzburg league champions and “vice” – Bürmoos suffered the spring defeat away from home (0:3), defending champion Thalgau the 0:5 defeat a year ago. However, it was clear early on that only the hosts, who had not been defeated at home since April 2022, could win. Twice they took advantage of careless turnovers: Once Probst effortlessly pushed in (5th), once Michael Switil soloed over half the field and gently lifted keeper Erol (47th). Thalgau couldn’t keep the momentum from the first win against Hallein and only managed to get a goal through Jagic. While Bürmoos joined the top field again. It was the longed-for first victory for the already counted Eugendorfer in Strawalchen. The already decimated Reischl crew lost Teufl and Thaller while warming up, and Kneissl (all muscular) dropped out of the game. In the finish, you came to a 4:2 victory with a hand and rebound from 40 meters. After that, sports director Kopleder puzzled: “I don’t know where I should take players from.” The penalty had already been brought out by 1b talent Uhl on his first debut.
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