Rapid Vienna against FC Noah: On the way to the European Cup qualification

Rapid Vienna against FC Noah: On the way to the European Cup qualification

Today, the Austrian football club Rapid Vienna has an exciting challenge in front of it. At 6:45 p.m., the team welcomes the Armenian association FC Noah from Eriwan as part of the Conference League in front of a home crowd. A victory for the Hütteldorfer would not only mean the fourth competitive game in a row, but also mark the big step towards a winter in the European Cup.

The coach of Rapid, Robert Klauß, is careful and warns his players of underestimating the opponent. "FC Noah has a strong team with many legionnaires and plenty of quality. They primarily rely on offensive moves," said Klauss. The standard situations are also considered a further focus on which Rapid must pay attention to.

FC Noah: An unknown but dangerous opponent

FC Noah fought through four qualifying rounds in the league of the Conference League and switched off well-known opponents such as AEK Athens. Finally, they celebrated a 2-0 win over Mlada Boleslav. "These results have been listened to," said Klauss, who became aware of the success of the association.

The association was founded in 2017 as FC Arzach and renamed FC Noah in 2019, based on the biblical picture of Noah's ark. With players from different parts of the world, including Africa and South America, he has profiled himself in international football, especially at home games. On the other hand, there were two defeats in the last European Cup games and a draw, which illustrates the discovery between home and away games.

rapid goes into the game with an impressive record of nine competitive games without defeat. Coach Klauss notes: "We have self -confidence. It is important to show a performance now that is sufficient to win." On the other hand, the performance in the second half in the last game against Hartberg, which was won 2-1, was not sufficient, as Klauss emphasized.

There are some uncertainties in the Rapid squad: Louis Schaub and Isak Jansson are still injured, while Thierry Gale could possibly give his comeback. The newcomer Jakob Schöller has also returned to training and hopes to be nominated for today's game. In the case of ticket sales, 17,500 tickets are already reported, which ensures an exciting atmosphere in the stadium.

whether Rapid Vienna can successfully master the challenge remains to be seen. The details of the encounter and other developments in the Conference League are currently on www.kleinezeitung.at