Salzburg League

Coach debuts a success, revenge tasted sweet

Jukic (left) won with Puch, Kuchl's Seidl on his comeback

(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

The first spring round of the Salzburg League ended on Saturday with seven matches. The result: victories for the favorites, successes for the new coaches and revenge for defeats in the first legs.

After Hallein on Friday (5:1 against Anif), the other top teams did not show any weakness at the start of the new year. Winter kings Kuchl managed a 1:0 win against SAK after a "totally messed up preparation" (coach Hofer's words). Temel's golden goal was deemed clearly offside by the Nonntalers, but the Tennengauers scored another disallowed goal. Important: Manuel Seidl had had to sit out the entire winter break with a heel spur, returned after a brief appearance in the test a week ago and played through.

Early decision at Wallersee, bad luck in the finish in Golling
Meanwhile, Seekirchen took revenge for the 1:1 away draw at Seekirchen in the summer. With a clear 4:1, the game was already decided 3:0 after 25 minutes. "Kindergarten against grammar school," grumbled Siezenheim coach Urbanek afterwards. Kauba's 1:0 after one and a half minutes tasted extra sweet: He shot from just under 20 meters out and smashed the ball straight into the net. Meanwhile, Grödig also failed to score in the second leg against Golling. Without Sturm - Lürzer was injured, Leitz was out with eye inflammation - Völkl missed the big chance to win with his second penalty of the game in minute 93. "We were too harmless up front," said coach Deliu, shrugging his shoulders. Golling counterpart Schöberl had also hoped for more: "I'm happy at the end after the penalty, but not happy."

Home wins and victory at home power
Meanwhile, Thalgau gained revenge for the first leg with a 2:0 home win against Bramberg, Eugendorf in a derby 2:1 against Henndorf and Puch with a clear 3:0 in Adnet, where new signing Sejdic was involved in all the goals. The victorious debutant coach Jukic summed up: "A top performance, a community is developing here. We could have won by more." Bernhard Huber-Rieder's debut as Strasswalchen coach was just as successful - 2:0 at home to Bürmoos. His team became only the second team in the last two years (after Grödig in the fall) to inflict a home defeat on Bürmoos. "Everyone sacrificed themselves for each other. That was deserved, committed, disciplined!"