Two soccer hits

A holiday with Cup fever in Volders & Reichenau

Cup derby: Hochmuth and Ortner (Volders) against Vötter (WSG)(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

Tyrolean Cup, semifinals! There's only one thing on this holiday for everyone involved: Fiiiiiineal! And that will take place on Whit Monday (May 20) at "Melach Road" in Kematen.

A Western League team, two Tyrolean Regional League teams and a team from the Tyrolean League - the semifinal mix in the men's competition is perfect for the Cup competition. And in a double matinee on Ascension Day, everyone is dreaming of advancing to the final, which will take place on Whit Monday in Kematen on "Melach Road" from 5 pm.

Volders - WSG Tirol Juniors
A good 1000 meters separate the two soccer pitches. "Not even a ten-minute walk," says WSG coach Manuel Ludwiger. There is no greater derby in Tyrolean soccer. That makes the clash (starting at 10.30) even more intense. Each team won their home games in the fall (3-0 in Wattens, 2-0 in Volders) - Michi Streiter has Hochmuth and Ortner back, while WSG are missing Schell and Wanner. Where both are in absolute agreement? "This is a unique opportunity for us."

Reichenau-Zampano Adi Stastny was delighted with Alex März and goalie Steiner about reaching the semifinals(Bild: Johanna Birbaumer)

Reichenau - Hall
Big against small (from 10.30). And on the artificial turf. Nevertheless, Hall's Akif Güclü thunders: "There's no excuse! We'll do everything for the final." Gernot Glänzer says with a smile in his personal best Cup season: "We're not finished yet. And we have the better pace of play." Even without the injured Kraxner, the Lions are missing Kraft, Strickner and Kreidl.