Altach fights against Hartberg: relegation battle threatens in the derby!

Altach fights against Hartberg: relegation battle threatens in the derby!

Altach, Österreich - The SCR Altach faces TSV Hartberg before a decisive game on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. The aim of the bottom of the table is to remove the red lantern in the qualification group of the Bundesliga and thus take an important step in the relegation battle. A victory would not only free Altach from the last place, but also move Hartberg into the relegation battle, since the current distance is five points.

coach Fabio Ingolitsch demands a return from his team to the basic virtues: fight, scratch, bite. Ingolitsch emphasizes that it is not always necessary to be the better team to win. This clear announcement comes at a time when Altach has not won against Hartberg for six games. In the last three home games they had to accept two defeats.

a challenging English week

After the game against Hartberg, Altach is facing an English week in which you have to play two games against WSG Tyrol. In view of the remaining seven games, the time for the team that wants to leave the relegation concerns behind. While Hartberg coach Manfred Schmid focuses on the upcoming duel, which the table says, Hartberg has had to accept three defeats in the last four games, there was only an away win against WSG Tyrol.

The Altach team: Stojanovic in the goal explains to the possible lists, followed by Ingolitsch, Zech, Koller and Lukacevic in defense. Bähre, hunter, Gorgon and Kameri play in midfield, while Fridrikas and M. Mustapha form the offensive. Hartberg relies on Sallinger in goal and has Demir, Heil, Komposch, Wilfinger and Pfeifer in defense, while in midfield Kainz, Avdijaj and Markus act and Mijic and Drew should take care of the goals.

new trainer brings fresh wind

The SCR Altach can also report a new coaching obligation: Fabio Ingolitsch becomes the new coach of the plaintiff after an agreement process with FC Zurich. The announcement was made in a press release from the association, in which sports director Roland Kirchler finds positive words about Ingolitsch and its experience. The new trainer himself is proud and is looking forward to the challenge he expects at the SCR Altach. His goal is to further develop the team and to establish a clear game philosophy.

Ingolitsch, who will make his debut against Red Bull Salzburg on October 19 after the international break, comes from the Red Bull cosmos and was most recently a youth coach at FC Zurich. In the 2022/23 season he was head coach of FC Liefering before he was released. A personal highlight will be that he will meet his brother Sandro in Altach, who has been playing for the club since summer 2023.

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