Fan.at match of the round

A Wälder derby with a long tradition

Sulzberg were delighted with their 3:1 away win in the derby at FC Au.(Bild: Instagram)

FC Au and FC Sulzberg faced each other for the first time back in the 1971/72 season in the then newly founded Bregenzerwald League. Au won both season duels 3:2. The last game in the Wälderliga was in 1990, after which the two clubs parted ways for a long 34 years.

It was only on Sunday that Au and Sulzberg duelled again in the FAN.at match of the round, with the Sulzbergers retaining the upper hand with a 3:1 victory and taking the lead in the Landesliga table.

"We knew it would be a tough game because the Au players push each other tremendously. Au is a team that never gives up. But in the end, we were the better team in terms of play," said Sulzberg coach Michael Fink. The decisive factor in the end was the performance of his top striker Yannik Alber, who scored two goals and set up the third.

Promotion is not a must
After being relegated from the Vorarlberg League last season, Sulzberg have recovered and are preparing to at least play at the top again. "If we get promoted, that's fine, but even if we don't," says Fink, who has been coach of the leaders for six years. Opponent Alexander Muxel after the 1:3: "A game at eye level, but in the end Sulzberg deserved to win."

With Stefan Schmidinger (26), the Auer said goodbye to a central defender, who is now pursuing his studies as a civil engineer.