State Cup: Duo goes for the double

Who remains in the race for the Admiral State Cup title? Tomorrow, Tuesday, four teams will be fighting for the final: Upper Austrian league champion Askö Oedt will fight against league rival Bad Schallerbach (7 p.m.) to advance to the final, state league team Rohrbach will duel with Upper Austrian league team Ostermiething (7.30 p.m.). Clock).

Two teams could even win the double this season: After the championship title, Oedt is also setting its sights on the cup trophy. Curious: While the championship trophy and, above all, the associated promotion to the regional league do not necessarily make people jump for joy, winning the state cup competition was the big goal right from the start of the season.

The Trauners still have a score to settle with their opponent Bad Schallerbach: Last cup year, Oedt was eliminated in the third round against the eventual state cup winner. “We want to defend it this year too. It will be difficult, but we will invest everything,” says Schallerbach sports director Thomas Schuster, whose club already conserved energy in the 1-0 defeat against Edelweiss and gave some kickers a break. “We have everything planned for Tuesday.”

League and cup – regional league east leaders Rohrbach could also win both titles this season. Semi-final competitor Ostermiething wants to end the season on a positive note by reaching the final: At the start of spring, the Innviertel team were still in third place in the state’s highest league, but have now slipped to ninth place with only two wins and five defeats in a row in the spring away. On Friday there was a 2:3 defeat against Bad Leonfelden. “Hopefully we can turn things around in the cup. A final would be something unique, we won’t get this chance that often,” says Ostermiething coach Christoph Mühllechner.