Guest games in Tyrol

St. Johann “loses” two points, Kuchl clearly

Didn't get to celebrate the goal: St. Johann's Sebi Oberkofler.(Bild: Andreas Tröster)

St. Johann only managed a 0-0 draw at Kitzbühel at the end of the third round of the Western League. For coach Andreas Scherer, more would have been possible. Kuchl lost 3-0 at Imst and paid a heavy price as a newly promoted team.

"You can't lose if you keep a clean sheet," is an old soccer adage that St. Johann has taken to heart. Last week and yesterday against Kitzbühel, the team from Pongau didn't concede a goal, but didn't celebrate either. The result is the third draw in the third Western League match. "At the end of the day, you have to talk about two points lost, we presented ourselves from a good side," said coach Andreas Scherer. There was some excitement around referee Philipp Gangl shortly before the end: A St. Johann player slipped into him, Gangl had to be treated with ice spray, but was able to whistle for the last few minutes. The only thing to improve was the offensive output. "You can build on that performance." The next chance to do so comes on Wednesday at St. Martin/T. in the regional cup.

Kuchl will face Bürmoos. The Tennengau team lost 3-0 to Imst in the league. "We got the second and third goals through serious defensive errors - we paid the price and now have to learn from it," analyzed Kuchl coach Tom Hofer soberly.