Austria challenges Turkey in Steyr
Steyr, Austria, June 30, 2010. Austria’s national team will play a double-header against Turkey this coming weekend in Steyr with matches scheduled on Friday (20:25, live on ORF Sport Plus) and Saturday (18:00). In the last two home games to be played for the 2010 CEV European League the team of head coach Michael Warm will look for its second win in this year’s competition.
The Austrians already started their build-up for the final round of the 2011 CEV European Championship that will run through September 10-18 in Austria and the Czech Republic. At the beginning of the 2010 CEV European League they claimed an unexpected win against Greece. In the away games against Turkey played in Gaziantep the team’s ambitions were hampered by a gastro-intestinal virus that hit most of the players and the coaching staff as well.
Last Sunday the team had a strong performance in Portugal and challenged the opponent for long sections of the game. “We fought bravely”, says coach Warm, who expects the same from the home games in Steyr. The Austrians want to make another step forward in their campaign for international fame. They actually find a good example in their coming opponent, Turkey. “We hope to see a similar development to what Turkey recently had. They have established themselves among the top teams after hosting the European Championship in 2009. We hope to be able to make a statement in the qualification for the next World Championship on and want to establish ourselves among Europe’s best” added Warm.