Neunkirchen crowns in the European Cup: Historical victory against Raindorf

Neunkirchen crowns in the European Cup: Historical victory against Raindorf

A historical success for bowling in Neunkirchen: The men's team surprisingly won the European Cup and thus set a remarkable milestone. Team captain Roland Schwarzer could hardly hold his joy back after the thrill in the final against Raindorf. "I could no longer count on the last ten litters," he confessed. After the final final whistle, the relief and the cheers were great: Neunkirchen won 5.5 to 2.5 and was allowed to celebrate the victory.

This title is unique in the 35-year history of the European Cup for a men's team from Austria. However, the way there was anything but easy. After two defeats in the national championship, expectations for the European Cup final were high and the team had set itself the goal of reaching a place among the top six teams to secure a ticket for the Champions League.

Way to the final: convincing services

In qualification, the Neunkirchner team performed confidently and finally secured third place. Manuel Spreng and Philipp Vsetecka played the last rounds that were necessary to move into the final Four. In the semifinals against the Slovak team Trstena Starek, it remained exciting to the last ball, but Neunkirchen finally prevailed 5: 3 and moved into the final.

against the opponent from Raindorf, Neunkirchen had used a daring strategy and set up her strongest players at the beginning. This quickly became a clever decision, because Markus Vsetecka and Milan Blecha clearly won their games. Janze Luzan contributed the third point by exceeding his opponent by nine cones. Despite the pressure that was on the team, Neunkirchen already led 3-0 after the first rounds and was able to continuously pull away in the total number of cones.

solemn atmosphere despite exciting final phase

While Raindorf tried to turn the game in his favor, Neunkirchen always remained in the lead. The captain of the Neunkirchner, Schwarzer, described the feeling after the victory: "I'm still on cloud 28", and could only smile about the joy of his team. The Raindorfer, who had brought sparkling wine with with her on arrival, also proved to be fair and congratulated the winners.

In an amusing anecdote, Schwarzer reported that Bayern even left him the ice -cold drink that was originally intended for them. "Then they really gave us and meant that we deserve it," said the team captain. Part of the sparkling wine is reserved for club president Günther Kautz, who contributed significantly to the success of the team in the background.

With this profit in the European Cup, Neunkirchen has shown that they are not only strong in national competitions. Success comes after the titles in the state championship and the triumph in the women's Champions League this year, which establishes the club as one of the best in Austria.