Austria is satisfied: "We missed this advantage"

"I got goosebumps when I got in," admits Dominik Prokop

Austria of Vienna plays his first competitive match in the new Arena Generali behind him and the 2-1 win against FC Wacker in the prelude to the Bundesliga (Spielbericht >>>) was also successfully designed

13155 spectators were there to see – after the stadium's opening against Borussia Dortmund – the second appearance of violets since the return of the favorites of Vienna.

With an impressive choreography, which honored the eleven, who reached the finals of the Cup of Europe some forty years ago, began to end with a collective joy. In between, the atmosphere was good to excellent

The FAK players are more accustomed to it after the dreary two years of Happel-Oval. "We missed that home advantage over the last two years and with the fans behind us, we've seen what is possible and if the fans support you for 90 minutes, you'll feel that and your opponent," says the captain Alexander Grünwald.

Especially after the start of the 0-1 deficit has been a jolt by the fans and the team. Prokop explains: "The fans pushed us very well, we felt it on the pitch, it was very important to us, even in the end, as the forces were gone, the fans tickled by the Mood of a few percent of us.This can be very important to us this season. "

This is a compromise. The spark can pbad ranks to the team, and vice versa. It's Michael Madl conscious: "The atmosphere was really good, I think we were also able to give something back with the performance in the second half."

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