Ibertsberger: “We need to go the extra mile against WAC”

Austria Wien kept their chance for the European Cup with their 3-1 win against Sturm and can take the next step towards the UEL group stage on Sunday (5pm) in their last home game against WAC. The third place is still possible, “This was a guiding victory. Now we are hoping that the stadium will be full and loud on Sunday,” emphasizes head coach Robert Ibertsberger.

The current ranking and only two laps to go bring a lot of excitement. Austria Wien is four points behind WAC and the third place and also only a half point behind Sturm Graz. On Sunday we welcome Wolfsberg for a direct duel in the Generali Arena, while Sturm is playing against the champion Salzburg.

In the last round, Austria Wien will be the guest of LASK in Pasching, WAC will play against Sturm. With two wins the ‘Violets’ would at least be on the fourth place (Q3 of the UEFA Europa League), the third place and thus the direct qualification for the group stage is still realistic as well.

Three scenarios for Austria Wien to reach the third place:

1. Austria Wien wins both games. Sturm does not win against Salzburg. WAC does not win against Sturm, which means the duel ends either with a draw or a win for Sturm.
2. Austria Wien wins both games. Sturm wins against Salzburg. The game between WAC and Sturm ends in a draw.
3. Austria Wien wins against WAC and makes one point against LASK. Sturm loses against Salzburg and wins against WAC. In this case, the goal ratio (currently -2 Austria Wien, +1 WAC) decides between Austria Wien and WAC. In this case a victory with a two-goal difference in the direct duel would mean a better goal difference.

The big goal in mind in the final against WAC

“It was very important for us to win in Graz. But we cannot afford to rest now. We continue to have our big goal in mind. In any case, I do trust we are able to make three points against WAC. We now have to prepare well,” says Ibertsberger, who analyses the 3-1 victory over Sturm as follows:

“Determination and fighting spirit triumphed. We scored the goals at the right time. We are very happy that we could take the three points we all hoped for. In the first half we acted too passively - I was really angry during the break. After the equalizer we found better into the game. In the second half we had the right responses and also accepted the duels better.”

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Bundesliga:
32. Runde, 26.05.2019, 17:00 Uhr, LASK - FK Austria Wien (Alle Infos >>)

2. Liga
28. Runde, 24.05.2019, 19:10 Uhr, Young Violets Austria Wien - FC Wacker Innsbruck II
29. Runde, 29.05.2019, 19:10 Uhr, Young Violets Austria Wien - FAC Wien
30. Runde, 01.06.2019, 17:00 Uhr, SK Vorwärts Steyr - Young Violets Austria Wien