St. Johann at the first regional league match point before promotion

Showdown baby In Salzburg’s highest amateur league, things are really getting down to business. The resurgent Grödigers receive the next table leader at the foot of the Untersberg.

In the last round, the ex-Bundesliga club showed great spoilsport. With a 1-0 win over Austria Salzburg, the very young team of coach Heimo Pfeifenberger showed their qualities against the ex-leader. “We are in a good mood and want to win against the next front runner”, “Pfeifi” told SALZBURG24.

At Pfeifenberger farewell in full swing

Just after the coach announced that he would be clearing the coaching chair with the autumn sweepstakes, the Grödigers fiddled with it. As the third best team in the second half of the season behind Austria Salzburg and FC Pinzgau, the Pfeifenberger crew can be the icing on the cake.

“We have been more than warned about Grödig and are facing what is currently the most unpleasant opponent in the league,” said St. Johann trainer Ernst Lottermooser to S24. A “Körndl” would be enough for the Pongauers to fix their dream of promotion to the national western league. Because then the front runner would no longer be displaced from the top two ranks before the league final at Wals-Grünau.

Despite the match point, St. Johann is not planning a party

“We have a match point and don’t need to hide,” said Lottermooser, whose club is said not to have planned a celebration so far. Even the participation in the indoor tournament Salzburg bull make the Pongau dependent on the performance in the league. “Because we can only plan when we know which league we will play in the spring.”

Grödig’s “youth madness” is rewarded

It is easy to explain why Grödig of all people could act as a brake on fun again: Four wins and one bankruptcy in “golden October” speak volumes. The seventh place has been going like clockwork since Robert Völkl returned. “Even if we are missing ten to twelve players, he stabilizes our defensive as a central defender,” said Pfeifenberger, who recently gave Silvano Pilotto (18) instead of veteran Stipo Colic (29) the first step in the box. The Pilotto who arouses the league leaders’ interest every transfer period.

This change in the goalkeeper position alone best reflects Grödig’s current path. “Pfeifi” trusts the talents more and more, wants to challenge and encourage them: “With a few games in their legs, the boys are now better placed in the league”. In addition, the position changes of the two strikers Ousainou Sur and Milos Savic in the defensive midfield stand out as an absolute gold handle. “Because only when they are ready to put themselves in the service of the team will they get better,” added the Grödig coach.

Austria Salzburg one victory is enough

Austria Salzburg, who have one point less than St. Johann in their account as runner-up, face endurance tests in Wals-Grünau (Saturday, 2 p.m.) and then against FC Pinzgau. One victory is enough for the violets to jump on the ascent train as well. “We put ourselves under pressure. We know that it won’t be easy against this team,” emphasized coach Christian Schaider.

If St. Johann uses the match ball game on Friday, a party at the foot of the Untersberg cannot be ruled out. Salzburger Austria could start the celebration marathon one day later.

Regonalliga Salzburg: 17th round

• Friday, 7 p.m .: SV Grödig: TSV St. Johann
• Friday, 7 p.m .: Bischofshofen 1933: USK Anif
• Friday, 7 pm: SAK 1914: SV Seekirchen
• Saturday, 2 p.m .: SV Wals-Grünau: SV Austria Salzburg
• Saturday, 3 p.m .: FC Pinzgau Saalfelden: SV Kuchl

(Source: SALZBURG24)