Three Bulls’ teams for the price of one on Super Saturday!
Salzburg, New York and Juniors share bill. Preview: T-Mobile Bundesliga, Round 27, Red Bull Salzburg v Wacker Innsbruck, Saturday 27/02/2008 – 6:00 pm Bulls Arena. And as a prelude: Red Bull Juniors Salzburg v Red Bull New York. Saturday 27/02/2008 – 3:00 pm Bulls Arena.
Today marks exactly 100 days until EURO 2008 kicks off in Austria and Switzerland. It also marks just 59 days until the 2007/2008 T-Mobile Bundesliga finishes on 26 April.
Until then the Bulls have ten matches to successfully complete a defence of their league title.
After picking up their second 4-0 home win in a row yesterday, the third quarter of the season is to be brought to a close on Saturday. The ‘new enemy’ FC Wacker Innsbruck are to come to the Bulls Arena to contest the Western Austrian derby.
The Tyrol side will be making the journey on the back of a home defeat. They were beaten 1-2 by Austria Vienna yesterday evening.
The last six West Austrian derbies have always produced a winner. The last pair of matches both finished in a 3-1 home win. On 25 August the Bulls reversed a 0-1 half-time deficit to win 3-1 thanks to Lokvenc, Kovac and Carboni.
Salzburg have won four and Innsbruck two of the last six matches:
03/11/07 FC Wacker Innsbruck 3-1 Red Bull Salzburg 25/08/07 Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 FC Wacker Tirol 17/05/07 FC Wacker Innsbruck 0-2 Red Bull Salzburg 17/03/07 Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 FC Wacker Tirol 12/11/06 FC Wacker Tirol 2-1 Red Bull Salzburg 26/08/06 Red Bull Salzburg 4-0 FC Wacker Tirol
There is a special treat in store for Salzburg fans this Saturday. Fans have the unique opportunity of watching all three Bulls’ teams in action in less than five hours with just one ticket.
At 3:00 pm the prelude between Red Bull Juniors and Red Bull New York is to kick off. The US team, on a training camp in Salzburg, are sure to offer a stern test to the young Salzburg team.
Then at 6:00 pm the 14th home match of the T-Mobile Bundesliga will get underway as Red Bull Salzburg host Wacker Innsbruck. The gates will be open from 2:30 pm at the Bulls Arena!