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Game cancellation! The corona virus is rampant among the Young Violets. Twelve players are out. The match against Liefering must be canceled.
Corona alert in Vienna! Twelve players are not available to the amateurs of Austria. The corona virus is in the cabin.
Not only from a sporting point of view, also because of the dangerous contagion situation, there is no hindrance to normal gaming. The game of the 2nd division against FC Liefering, scheduled for Wednesday evening, was canceled. Both teams submitted an application to the Bundesliga for postponement. The Young Violets thank their opponents in a statement for making the cancellation possible. Otherwise, other players and coaches would have been at risk of infection on the bus trip to Salzburg.
A supplementary date has not yet been set.
Next Saturday the Young Violets will meet Wacker Innsbruck in Vienna. This date is still set.
For the time being, the infections of the second team have no effect on the Vienna Austria fighting team, which will be playing in the relegation round of the Bundesliga at spusu SKN St. Pölten on Saturday. The club is badly hit these days. In addition to the health crisis, the violets plague financial worries. On Tuesday, the club was denied the Bundesliga license in the first instance. Seven million euros are said to be missing in the budget. The new investor Insignia announced in a statement: “The license was never our obligation.” There is a risk of forced relegation.
