SV Bad St. Leonhard is THE team of the hour in the KFV Cup! On Tuesday, the Lavanttal club from the 1st class D caused a footballing sensation by defeating the undisputed leader in the Carinthian league, SV Dellach/Gail, 2-0 in front of their home crowd in the quarter-finals (see highlights in the video above). Success is also the product of many years of consistent work with young people.
Normally one is used to the fact that the Wolfsberger AC makes for the positive headlines in the almost 50,000 strong Lavanttal. But at the moment the engine in the district town is stuttering – Robin Dutt’s team recently suffered five defeats in a row in the Bundesliga and is even in danger of losing the number one position in the federal state of Carinthia. On the other hand, on the wave of success, 20 kilometers to the north, in the municipality of Bad St. Leonhard (just over 4,000 inhabitants), one is currently on cloud nine. Currently leaders in the 1st class D, the black and yellow in the KFV Cup are scaring the competition far beyond the district borders. The success in the round of 16 last fall in the district derby against the Carinthian league team ATSV Wolfsberg could be classified as a sensation. And since Tuesday at the latest, the Carinthian districts far away from the Griffner have also known where Bad St. Leonhard is on the footballing map. “Best game I’ve ever seen here” SV Dellach/Gail, currently the undisputed leaders in the Carinthian League, were given a thumbs-up by the Lavantalers and had to admit defeat 0:2. The goals were scored by Michael Rabensteiner (74th) and Patrick Schlacher (79th). “It was the best game I’ve seen here so far,” enthused a resident of Bad St. Leonhard one day after the cup sensation Joham (18), Lukas Kainz (18) and Philipp Baumgartner (16) are part of last year’s SVL U-17 team on the field. There was no trace of nervousness because of the apparently overpowering opponent, the host played the victory home dry. Captain Andreas Koitz: “It was an unbelievable fighting performance by the whole team from the first minute. We made it very difficult for our opponents from the start and kept creating good chances. The victory was deserved and I’m proud to be part of this team.” “The star is the team” Chairman Peter Schlacher made an interesting comparison after the final whistle: “A deserved victory that’s okay even at this level. That our entire The team as a whole earns less than our opponent’s best player, to be mentioned only in passing. But it shows that our star is the team. Amateur football doesn’t need countless legionnaires, but clubs that go the way with their own youngsters.” Promotion to the lower league for the 60th anniversary?For connoisseurs of the Carinthian lower house football, the successful run of the black and yellow from Bad St. Leonhard, who are celebrating their 60th club anniversary this year, is not really surprising Coach Daniel Munzer’s eleven are currently in first place and are fighting for promotion to the Lower League East, where the SVL was last in the mid-1990s s players and also trust the quality of their own youngsters,” says Schlacher, describing the club’s recipe for success. So the club is currently a promising brand on several levels. By the way, the draw for the KFV Cup semi-finals (game date is May 3rd) will already take place on Thursday. The possible opponents of the Lavanttaler are Gmünd, SAK Klagenfurt or Köttmannsdorf. All clubs that play two performance levels higher than Bad St. Leonhard. But the competition should have been more than warned by Tuesday at the latest…
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