Applause belongs to him
Holland celebrates a dream farewell to “his” arena
James Holland has played over 180 games for Austria Vienna and said goodbye to the fans with an emotional home game. He scored his first league goal in the first leg of the play-off against Hartberg. Afterwards, he was farewelled with applause from his "living room".
Holland scored his first league goal in his last home game for Austria. In doing so, he laid the foundation for the 2:1 home win. The emotions among him, his teammates, the officials and, above all, the fans in the Generali Arena were palpable.
Farewell applause
After a deflected corner kick, Holland was on hand. In the 51st minute, he volleyed the ball into the corner of the net. A dream goal to say goodbye. The Australian was immediately celebrated. The big stage was also his after the game. After more than 180 games in an Austria shirt, he received thunderous applause from the fans.
It was recently announced that the 35-year-old will be moving on in the summer. The oldest player in the Violets' squad played for Austria from 2012 to 2015 and returned in the summer of 2022. In 2013, he celebrated winning the championship with the Viennese club. On Tuesday, he would like to crown his farewell in the second leg against Hartberg.
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