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The direction emerged relatively quickly that the Austrian Bundesliga would find a sporting end. For a long time, the second division clubs had to say “please wait”. For safety’s sake, SV Ried and Austria Klagenfurt have already applied for an increase in the Bundesliga for the coming season, as they felt they were being cheated out of the promotion. This worst case did not occur, however, and next weekend there will also be a restart in the 2nd division. On Saturday afternoon there will be a duel between FC Juniors and Wacker Innsbruck.
The 2019/20 season was canceled below the two highest division, so there will be no relegation. This gives the clubs the opportunity to promote the young talents under competitive conditions and to give them playing practice – without any pressure. In this game, two very young teams will be seen on the field. There are hardly any players in both rows who are older than 25 years. The game starts on Saturday afternoon at 14:00 p.m.
FC Juniors:
FC Juniors Oberösterreich is basically the second team of the LASK and has played in the second-highest division since last season by increasing to 16 teams. This makes the club comparable to FC Liefering, because the FC Juniors also use LASK cooperation players who are eligible to play for both teams.
The philosophy of the association is relatively clear: young talents should be introduced to the tasks in the first team at the professional level. The Marko Raguz personnel can be used as a prime example. After scoring 15 goals in the second team in the previous year, he made his breakthrough at LASK this season and is soon on his way to putting on the Austrian national jersey.
The junior squad is riddled with countless teenagers and young players. The only exceptions are Rene Gartler and “Mad Dog” Emanuel Pogatetz. The duo has a lot of experience and serves not only as a leading figure, but also as a mentor for the young players, so that they can give them valuable tips for their further career path.
A look at the numbers before the long forced break shows that FC Juniors has a completely balanced record. In 19 league games, the team celebrated six wins, drew just as often and suffered seven losses. The goal difference is also minimally negative with 33:34.
In the last five league games there was only one defeat, but in the face of four draws, the team is a bit on the spot. The last league win was on November 8th when the Juniors prevailed against Horn. With these numbers, a duel between FC Juniors and Wacker Innsbruck does not necessarily make a tip on home win lucrative.
Wacker Innsbruck:
The direct resurgence was not a realistic goal for the traditional Tyrolean club. After the relegation, many top performers left the club and due to the tight financial situation, the belt had to be tightened very tightly. The worst case, another relegation battle, was never an issue, because the youngsters presented themselves quite well. By the time the season was interrupted, the Grumser-Elf had 30 points in 19 games and is therefore in third place in the table.
However, the financial situation was still precarious and after an amendment to the statutes on the board of directors, the entry of an investor was made possible. At the beginning of March it became known that a family of merchants from Hamburg joined the traditional club and offered the club new opportunities. In the course of the Corona compulsory break, the next step was taken and the decision was made that the previous head coach Thomas Grumser will remain in the club’s other function at the end of the season.
The German Daniel Bierofka, who worked at 1860 Munich until November 2019, will coach the green-blacks from the coming season. The goal is to return to the Austrian football upper house, but a promotion in the first year is not a must.
However, the wish has now been leaked that one or two veterans are added to the squad in order to achieve the ambitious goal. At the tender age of 26, winger Alexander Gründler is the oldest player in the squad.
Even the winter break came at an unfavorable time for the traditional club, because before that, the Bundesliga relegated team did well. The strong form was also confirmed in the spring when seven of nine possible points were collected in the first three league games in 2020. Before the long break, the playfully strong team presented itself in a convincing form. The only setback was the narrow 1-0 loss in the cup semi-final against Austria Lustenau.
FC Juniors vs Wacker Innsbruck head to head matches
16.08.19 ERS Wacker Innsbruck FC Juniors 2 : 1
24.09.13 CUP FC Juniors Wacker Innsbruck 2 : 1
12.05.07 BUN FC Juniors Wacker Innsbruck 3 : 1
10.03.07 BUN Wacker Innsbruck FC Juniors 0 : 0
08.11.06 BUN FC Juniors Wacker Innsbruck 0 : 2