"Krone" stoplight

Played a bit of poker!

And once again Rapid got caught out! The 1:2 against Stockerau in the 1991 Cup final remains an eternal TV moment, September 28, 1996 is etched in the memory as a young reporter. As European Cup finalists, the Green-Whites were defeated 2:1 by the Lower Austrian amateur club Kottingbrunn. A huge public festival, stories with cult character.

For example, when Hannes Weninger, coach of the regional league team at the time, predicted the exact result in a sealed envelope the day before the game. Kottingbrunn made red-white-red soccer history, Rapid was showered with scorn and derision ...

With goalkeeper Hedl only one regular player present
But the defeat against Stripfing cannot be compared to the slaps in the face from the 90s. Against Stockerau and Kottingbrunn, Rapid had fielded their strongest line-up, whereas coach Robert Klauß opted for rotation at Hohe Warte. An opportunity for Junge, with goalkeeper Niklas Hedl the only "real" regular.

But Goliath also made David strong, the names of the talented players were probably less frightening than the stars Guido Burgstaller, Mamadou Sangaré or Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao.

A gamble! The game with the rotation went down the drain. Rapid are still waiting for their first cup win since 1995 - and the competition loses one of its biggest draws in the round of 16 ...