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Corona chaos in Ried: Who will play against Hartberg on Saturday?
SV Ried is struggling with corona cases before the home game against Hartberg. Squad questions remain open until shortly before kick-off.
Corona chaos in Ried: Who will play against Hartberg on Saturday?
SV Ried is faced with a dramatic situation before the upcoming home game against Hartberg. A wave of Corona has recorded the club, so that numerous regular players are ill and the final squad composition until the match day remains uncertain. Loud OE24 the game will kick off on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the BWT X Upper Austrian Arena and broadcast live on Sky and in the Sport24 live ticker.
Currently, the coaching team is only available to eleven FTTEN field players for training, such as today.at reported. This problem affects not only the players, but also a large part of the team of coaches, which makes the situation further difficult. Sports director Wolfgang Fiala notes that great improvisation is required to optimally prepare the team for the weekend.
Cader problem and possible constellations
A ray of hope for SV Ried is that the goalkeeper trio, led by captain Andreas Leitner, is not affected for the time being. The team was able to collect positive memories in the last games, as it was able to win the last three games in regional derbies against LASK, Union Gurten and Blau-Weiß Linz. Nevertheless, the memories of Hartberg are rather negative, since the Eastern Styrians were able to win all four duels against Ried in the 2022/23 season.
The possible list for Ried could look as follows: Leitner - Havenaar, Sollbauer, Steurer - Bajic, Grosse, Bajlicz, Mayer, Pomer - Kiedl, Sane. TSV Hartberg is expected to compete with this formation: Hülsmann - Heil, Vincze, Spendlhofer, Wilfinger, Hennig - Gölles, Markus, Kainz - Fridrikas, Havel. Ried also plagued injuries because Drew and Diarra fail and Komposch laboratories Komposch on a cruciate ligament rupture.
The challenge of the coronavirus in sport
SV Ried's current difficulties are not just a sporting problem, but also a social problem. The pandemic caused by the coronavirus is having a serious impact on professional sports worldwide. Events were canceled and spectators were excluded from stadiums, resulting in huge economic losses for many clubs, such as Statista emphasized. In Europe, sales of the football market fell by several billion euros by the 2018/2019 season, and many clubs were faced with financial challenges.
Repetitioners in this crisis situation are not only soccer teams, but also other sports that suffered from similar conditions. From ghost games to postponed large events such as the UEFA European Championship and the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which were postponed to 2021 in 2020, the sports sector remains under great pressure.
Despite the adverse circumstances, Fiala is optimistic and calls it a "wonder of the world" when the team can score against Hartberg. Trainer Maximilian Senft, who is ill, will nevertheless accept the challenge and lead the team. The fans and the entire club now hope for a positive turn in this tense situation.