Wiener impresses with a 116 km/h shot and becomes a high-speed hero”!

Wiener impresses with a 116 km/h shot and becomes a high-speed hero”!

On March 17th and 18th, 2025, the Westfield Donauzentrum in Vienna became the venue for an exciting football event: The “Magenta Highspeed Hero” goal-scoring campaign brought together numerous football-loving participants who wanted to put their rapid-fire skills to the test. Special guests of honor were the ÖFB stars Michael Gregoritsch, Alexander Schlager and Xaver Schlager, who enriched the competition with their own shooting power. A young Viennese named Nikola stole the show when he was crowned “High Speed ​​Hero” with an impressive shot of 116 km/h, astonishing even the professionals.

The stars and their shots

Although the ÖFB professionals did their best, goalkeeper Alexander Schlager couldn't quite keep up with the young talent with a shot of 106 km/h. “We don’t normally do anything below 130 km/h,” he joked about the reluctance that many players were showing in view of the upcoming international match against Serbia. The exciting atmosphere of the event, which was well-equipped with materials and offered a variety of competitions, attracted many football enthusiasts. Participants also had the opportunity to win valuable prizes, including ÖFB tickets, signed jerseys and the unique chance of a VIP trip with the national team to an away game, as reported by Kosmo.at is mentioned.

But the opportunity for everyone to test their shooting power is not over yet! There is one last chance on March 20th in front of the Ernst Happel Stadium, where another high-speed challenge will take place at the Magenta Promostand, in time for the important international match against Serbia Vienna.at. Here football fans can compete again and put their ball shooting skills to the test.