Winter break in football: Review of exciting local derbies and viewers
Winter break in football: Review of exciting local derbies and viewers
In the world of football, it is currently a bit calmer because the international break forces many leagues into a temporary winter break. The regional leaves are particularly affected, where the focus is now on the women's competitions and the lower men's league. In this phase, leagues such as the Regionalliga Mitte in Upper Austria, Styria, Salzburg and Tyrol as well as the women's national leagues in several federal states have no play. Nevertheless, some catch -up games took place in the region.
In the women's Bundesliga, there were discussions about whether the current international break could take care of more spectators. For example, only 654 spectators were present in the game between the FK Austria Vienna and the SK Sturm Graz, despite the exciting 0-0 difference. In the game of the Linzer derbys between Blau-Weiß Linz and the Linz Ask, only 611 fans watched, which is particularly disappointing for the athletics because they continue to fight at the end of the table.
catch -up games and interesting encounters
The Regionalliga Ost carried out two catch -up games during this time, and the rest of the regional leagues also ended the autumn round. An abnormality in this round was the top game between SV Austria Salzburg and FC Kufstein, in which 713 fans were gathered and the Mozart towns were able to play an impressive 6: 1 victory. On the other hand, FC Lauterach had to fight against SV Kuchl in the away game and was able to secure the three with a 2-1. 338 visitors were in the stadium.
VfB Hohenems at FC Kitzbühel and the Altach amateurs were also able to deliver exciting games during the week of the week, which attracted 300 spectators to the stadiums. Particularly noteworthy is the great comeback of the Altach Amateurs, who could turn a 0-2 deficit into a 2-2 draw. This ensured that Salzburg Austria can continue to keep up in the fight for the title.The derby as a spectator magnet
A special highlight was the derby between FC Rohrendorf and SV Haitzendorf, which captivated the 720 spectators. Here, too, the game ended excitingly with 3: 3. Such games show that local rivalries play an important role in amateur football and often attract the best number of spectators.
In the Carinthian Women's Großfeldliga, there was also a gripping end of the autumn round with a catch-up game in which SV Wernberg won 3-2 in added time in added time. This result gives the Waidmannsdorfers hope again in the promotion battle.
Despite the international break, there will only be sporadic games in the Vienna City League and the 2nd Landesliga in the coming week, while most leagues are now going into the winter break. While the stay in the winter months of the games can be used to regenerate, it remains to be seen which teams will come back in the second half of the season.
The international break for the national team was also very important when 46,000 fans for the National League game against Slovenia flocked to Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium. Although the game only ended 1-1, it shows the great interest in football in the country. The SKN St. Pölten Rush also fought internationally in the Women’s Champions League, but they were subject to FC Barcelona Femini 0: 7.