The Young Boys still do not know definitely who they will meet in Champions League qualification.
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Klaksvik should have played against Slovan Bratislava on Friday.
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But the Slovaks cannot compete because there are more corona cases.
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Even before the flight to the Faroe Islands, Slovan Bratislava had two corona cases.
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Klaksvik are now hoping to get a forfait win.
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The first qualifying round match between the Faroe Islands and Slovakia champions at DJupumyri Stadium in Klaksvik should have gone up on Friday at 6 p.m. 48 hours after the originally scheduled kickoff date. It didn’t take place.
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Ivan Kmotrik Jr., general manager of Slovan Bratislava says: «There was intensive communication between Slovan and UEFA. We made every effort to make the game possible. In the end, Uefa officially canceled the game. Both Slovan expeditions are now flying back to Slovakia. “
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Several corona cases
The history: There are two positive corona cases in the ranks of Slovan: Midfielder Vladimir Weiss and the physiotherapist tested positive for Covid-19. You are not flying to the Faroe Islands. There the team will be tested again. And a member of the staff gets stuck.
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But by the time the Slovaks know this, they have long been in their hotel in Torshavn – and are leaving without knowing the tests. The Scandinavians complain that the Uefa protocol has been broken. And demand quarantine or immediate return from Slovan. And a forfait win.
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Short-term cancellation
Meanwhile, Uefa is postponing the matter for 48 hours and giving Slovan the opportunity to add to his squad because the club is now in quarantine. The Slovaks do this with supplementary and junior players, in the end 18 players report with a negative test. But apparently one of them is positive. Therefore, only the players from Klaksvik warm up. The game is canceled at short notice.
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At least one thing is certain: If Klaksvik wins forfait, it will be the first YB opponent on the way to the premier class. And the team from the Faroe Islands could play, although the country has been on our quarantine list since Thursday. “The ordinance on measures to combat the coronavirus in the area of international passenger traffic stipulates that people are exempt from the obligation to quarantine if they travel to Switzerland on an urgent date for professional reasons and do not stay longer than five days”, reports YB. So YB could play at home and don’t have to fly to a neutral third country like Poland. After all.