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16.02.2024

With passion & carefree into the home game

Sporting director Manuel Ortlechner, coach Michael Wimmer and captain Manfred Fischer give an outlook on our home match against Altach (Saturday, 17:00) in the 19th round of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga. We are expecting around 12,500 fans at our second home game of the year in the Generali-Arena.

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Sporting director Manuel Ortlechner: "Hartberg was the expected tough nut to crack - so it was all the more pleasing how we mastered this task. I would also like to praise our fans:The fact that our stadium was so well filled against Hartberg is not something to be taken for granted - when I hear that we're expecting 12,500 fans for the game against Altach, it makes me brutally happy. We know that the game against Altach will be anything but a "gmahde Wiesn"."

Coach Michael Wimmer: "The 2-1 defeat in the first match of the season in Altach shows how difficult tomorrow's game will be. We didn't have many chances to score back then and were tenth in the table after the match - that was certainly a low point for us. It certainly won't go by itself at home tomorrow either. We can expect a different game against Altach than against Hartberg - Altach recently had a 65 per cent tackle rate and aerial supremacy. Our team knows what to expect tomorrow. We want to accept the fight."

Manfred Fischer: "The mood in the team is good, we've had a good week of training and you can sense a certain looseness. But we know that a tough game awaits us against Altach. I think our play looked good in the first two games against Sturm and Hartberg. We're ready to pass the test tomorrow - we'll have to play with passion and without any worries."