European experience against European opponetns

After a year with ups and downs Austria`s Vienna midfielder, Australian James Holland today will make his debut with Australian team on World cup against Chile. 

-          - My season was like roller-coaster, full of upsides and downs, but I have to put everything a side and focus on games in Brazil –said Holland.

      Playing with Austria in Champions League for sure was great experience for “Ausie`s” international. -  It was very good international experience, I expect that can help me a lot on matches at World Cup. 

Socceroo’s are underdogs in a group B with defending champs Spain, then “Oranje” und Chile. - Not too many people expect from us to do the miracle. That take off our shoulders the pressure and we can relax and enjoy the experience that bring the World Cup.

      Australia will face the opponent without the player who has Macedonian origins Sasa Ognenovski. Holland had only good words for central defender. -  He is very good guy, very tough but, and was pleasure to play alongside with him. I`m sorry for him that he didn’t make it to the finals.

Australia starts the campaign tonight with match against Chile.

Anything can happened in World Cup

He has scored more than 20 goals for club and country in last season. US international and Rapid forward, Terrence Boyd is satisfied how the season finished. “Vize-Meister” with Rapid, played in Euroleague and makes it to the US 30 man provisional squad fur WC in Brazil. 

 

 

I’m satisfied how i developed, how i played the ball, im running a lot, and i`ve do progress as a strikers, especially the goals from Europa League were big bots for me. 

    In Rapid you have chance to work with Carsten Jancker, and in US team with Jurgen Klinsmam, both war similar player like you?    - That`s a big plus for me, I’m same type of striker as he, true box player. It’s nice to learn for such a great player, He played on big level, he won the Champions league, and you have to listen what he says, it’s obviously that everything he says it’s true. I`ll try to adapt to it.  I`m pleased to work with Jürgen Klinsman who is also striker; I can learn from him a lot. They (Klinsman & Jancker) give great tips and it’s nice to have such a company around you -said Boyd

Germany born, but you decide to play for USA. There`s special moments when US meets the Elf".

-    - It’s crazy, last year I play in an friendly match against  Germany, and all my friends from school, from neighborhood saw me on TV, and said I know this guy, cos everybody watch the German national team, and they see you it was crazy. 

US team meet Germany, Portugal and Ghana. It’s a tough group.

-   - Yea it’s a tough group, but u can complain against that. It’s the World Cup, the best nations play there, if u won’t to be the best, you have to beat the best, and World Cup anything can happen.

Terrence Boyd was included in provisional 30 man Squad, but unfortunately like Donovan didn’t survive the last cut, and won`t be traveling with Klinsman team in Brazil. US team starts the campaing against Ghana on 16 Juni.

Rapid step closer to Liga Europa

Rapid stunned Austria Vienna with narrow 1-0 win in 309. Wiener Derby. The "Derby" that was played in soldaut "Generali Arena" was decided in 66 minute when Sabitzer stroke from close range. Rapid had won three from last four "Derby" matches including "double win" this season in Favoriten.

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WC : Ronaldo IN, Ibra Out

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the batle of titans ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrakadabra netted twice, but the Real magician was CR7 who manage to score hattrick and lead the portugese to Brasil. 4-2 for Portugal on agg.

 

France contraversualy eliminated Ukraina with 3-2 on agg. Benzema second goal was clear offside. Sakho and own goal from Gusev sent “les blues”in Rio.

Croatians Mandjukic and Srna ended Island`s hope of reaching WC 2014 (2-0 agg). In high tempered match Mandjukic sees red and will miss the start of WC campaign. Greece held Romania to 1-1 draw (4-2 agg), that was enough to book ticket to Rio.

  

World Cup finals draw: 6 December (17.00CET), Bahia
 

„Wiener Derby“ more than 100 years more that just a match

More than one hundert years (first match was played at 8 septemvri 1911) matches between Rapid and Austria Vienna are in the fokus in capital of Austria. Wiener derby the one of the oldest one, only “Old Firm” derby between Celtic and Glasgow had more games played.

 

Stadiums for the games between city rivals are always sold aut, that was case for 307. Derby that was played in “Favoriten”(10 th Bezirk in Wien) in front of 11.500 spectators at ”Generali Arena”.

-          Derby matches are always somethnig special. People are talking about it, mediums write all about it, the pressure is growing. The players knows that this match is important for the club and the fans, is not only three points but also lots of pride – said Michael Orthlechner, the Austria Vienna kapitan.

Rapid beat Austria 1-0 and after two and half years celebrated the victory in “Wiener Derby”. The only goal that seal the 124 victory in 307 match for “green-white”came in 88 minute from US international Terrence Boyd. For “Rapidler” trainer Zoran Barisic this was first victory at Rapids bench. Als player he netted the “violeten, and now celebrate als coach.

 

-          This matches are something special. Victory in “Favoriten that is something realy special. This triumph we share with our supporters, who are always with us. The players work realy hard, and this win was reward for all that – said Barisic.

 

Lose against Rapid came in worst moment for Austria. Coach Nenad Bjelica, Croatian born was disappointed after the schokk result.

-          We show so little for defending champion and CL club. We must work hardar to get back to winnig tracks – said Bjelica, who take over this summer and qualifaid in Champinos League.

 

We are No 1 in Wien

We are no 1 in Wien is the light moto for army of suporters from both teams. The fans are “crying”for old days when “Derby”was more then a single match.

-          Win in “Derby”is very important, until next match we are No 1 in Wien. “Derby” in past days was more pationate, and red cards war normal thing. Now everything is all about fans. The player look like every other match, but for us is not at all – said Andreas Hoffer, the Rapid fan.

In the last derby match, Austria came after ten matches strike without deffet.

-          After such long strike victories over Rapid is something normal. Of course that win over “greens” is important moment in the season. – said Stefan Agg, Austria Vienna fan.

For both them “meistertitel“ is more important that a place in Chamions League.

This year teams from Vienna had various experience in European matches. Austria have one point from three matches, while Rapid in Euro League waits for the first win (two draws against Dinamo Kiew and Thun.