The gripping Semi -final duel of the Rise with the Black Wings Linz culminated in one Showdown. In Klagenfurt, the seventh and decisive game for promotion to the final will take place on Tuesday (19.15/puls 24), in which the defending champion Red Bull Salzburg waiting.
So far, all six games have been sold out. Even today, the Heidi Horten Arena will burst at the seams. With the home advantage, the Klagenfurters want to keep the chance of the 33rd championship title. “We are a lot stronger than abroad at home,” says Defender Clemens Unterweger. A shortcoming of the Klagenfurter has so far been the exploitation of opportunities, knows Thomas Hundelertpfund. “Game seven is primarily about two things: the efficiency and about going full throttle right from the start,” said the captain, who demands powerful and concentrated game. “Everyone is aware that this one moment that lets the game tip over can be in the game very early,” said Hundred Pound.
For the Linzer speak efficiency and their nerves. Already four times in this year’s play-off a defeat would have meant the season, each time they got Black Wings The victory and can continue to hope for the first final in 13 years. “It wasn’t easy in the first round against Graz, but we came back. This team never gives up,” said goal getter Shawn St-Amant.