5.06.2020 17:09
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Injury series weakens green and white
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Rapid and Sturm Graz are already under some pressure in the Sunday hit (7.30 p.m.) of the master group of the 24th round of the Bundesliga. Both teams started with defeats in the master group. The LASK also lost and wants to score at the WAC (5 p.m.). Salzburg does not want to be surprised by Hartberg (5:00 p.m.).
Rapid not only has to recover from the 0: 2 against Salzburg, but also have to pretend a trio due to injury. After Christopher Dibon (cruciate ligament rupture), his central defense colleague Mario Sonnleitner (thigh) and midfielder Thomas Murg (knee) are now at risk of being out for a longer time – the two are certainly not an issue for the storm game. “But that’s still a very good group, I believe in the players we have,” coach Dietmar Kühbauer said on Friday. On the other hand, Sturm is not really getting going this season. “I am honest enough to say that we have never really been in the front this season,” said coach Nestor El Maestro. That should change on Sunday, four days after the home 1-2 against the WAC. “We lost the opening game, but we are doing well,” said El Maestro.
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After months in the battle for the top of the table, the LASK is suddenly outside the top two. After deducting the league’s six points and losing to Hartberg at home to restart the league, the Linz team not only lost contact with leader Salzburg, but also fell behind the WAC. Against it is on Sunday in Lavanttal. The Wolfsbergers have already celebrated their sense of achievement. In Graz, the Carinthians also won thanks to a dream goal by striker Shon Weissman. For Ferdinand Feldhofer, the omens changed little before the duel of the second with the third. “The defeat of the LASK has little meaning for us. We are aware of how strong they are. But we do our homework and will not give anything to the LASK,” said the WAC coach.
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Master Red Bull Salzburg has the chance on Sunday to distance himself from his first pursuers. The WAC and the LASK will decrease points in parallel play. With a complete success at TSV Hartberg, the bulls would further widen the gap from the current five or six points to at least one of the two opponents. The Hartberger had surprised at the start of the master group on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory at LASK. “This success also increases their self-confidence and we expect an opponent on Sunday who demands everything from us,” said Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch. “We looked closely at the video of the Hartberg victory at LASK and registered that they played bravely and aggressively.”
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