The incredible football week of Wiener Austria-Diepresse.com
There is a referee appraisal in the storm camp after a new defeat against Austria, violet is now the league leader. There is an aftermath, a complaint about beaker is followed. And football? Four rounds before the end are four teams within four points.
Of six points behind to the league leadership due to the better direct comparison: Viennese Austria has the duels with defending champion Sturm Graz Used to realistically dream of the first football championship title since 2013. The 2-1 on Wednesday followed a 1-0 in a chaotic game on Sunday in Graz. « It was an incredible week, » emphasized Austria captain Manfred Fischer. The Styrians were annoyed by referee Sebastian Gishamer.
« We played two really good games and are currently experiencing a high-altitude flight that we all worked for. This is fine, » said Austria coach Stephan Helm. Three points behind the two top teams lurks four rounds before the end of the WAC. The fourth Salzburg also has only four points behind. « The league leadership feels good, but when we lose a game, everything is different again, » said Fischer. In any case, it got a taste. « We all dream, you can do it when you are so close, but a brutally long way is waiting. »
Prelec match winner
In Graz, too, it was shown that you could be a « disgusting » opponent. That in a game that was very similar to what was seen during the week. It was also enormously torn due to three exclusions, and Austria hardly managed to playfully capitalize on her long numerical superiority. Nik Prelec still used one of the very few top chances in the 80th minute. « It was a torn game, we were too restless ourselves, should have played the lead quietly, » said Helm.
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Sturm achieved the supposed compensation in the 96th minute by Belmin Beganovic. This was not previously recognized due to a foul by Emanuel Aiwu. That was the end of a round of disputed situations, all of which were evaluated to the disadvantage of the Graz. In terms of regular technology, both the exclusion of William Böving (28th) after an unsportsmanlike against the Reinhold Ranftl, which was also excluded in the final phase, and the yellow-red card for Leon Grgic (66./Foul) were also justifiable. « From a neutral point of view, the decisions were correct, » said Gishamer in the Sky interview.
Graz other opinion
The Grazer saw the matter differently. Coach Jürgen Saumel spoke of two « very hard » red cards and was particularly annoyed about the latter. Grgic had seen yellow in the initial phase due to a swallow. The exclusion followed after a duel with Aleksandar Dragovic. According to the Saumel, the Austrians always made a lot from minimal contact, the exclusions provoked a bit. « It annoys me that the referees fall in something like that every week. »
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Kjell Scherpen was also not good to speak to the referee. « The referee had no control over the game from the first minute, no calm in the head. A man did not perceive his responsibility well, » criticized the storm goalkeeper. Gishamer did not let that sit on him. « If you look at the situations individually, you have to ask the storm players whether they might not have been able to cope with the emotions, » said the 36-year-old just a week after a badly decisive misrepresentation of him in the 5: 1 of the WAC against Rapid.
Scherpen also had to live with criticism. Before the decisive goal, the storm goalkeeper misjudged something after a corner and was only able to ward off the ball briefly. « I have to go away the ball, » admitted the 25-year-old Dutch. From Saumel there was “zero accusation”, something like that happens. « For me, he is the best goalkeeper in the league and will still be important for us in the final sprint, » said Saumel.
« Calculated at the end »
With the guest performance at the sixth blue-white Linz, the easiest task is waiting for his team next Sunday, while Austria has to go in Salzburg. « A look at the table does not help and at the moment the table can also not matter. At the end it is billed, there are still enough games to be able to turn, » said cordon. His troop came to the hunter role from the hunted. « The team has proven this season that they can handle both situations, » said the 40-year-old.
It is not ideal for him that two strikers will be closed in Linz with Böving and Grgic. Due to the injuries to Seedy Jatta and Fally Mayulu, the personnel situation on the offensive was already tense. « The staff ceiling is not bigger, but when I saw the mentality and attitude that the outnumbered were hardly noticed, then I am convinced that we will be back on Sunday, » explained Sturm’s coach. The club threatens the club because of a different matter. Gishamer announced a complaint about a beaker on the referee team at the departure.
