The Bolzano fistball train rolls into the first league

Last weekend the people from Bolzano were in action in Seekirchen near Salzburg. With two wins against the Union Tigers Vöcklabruck team and ASKÖ Seekirchen, the team around captain Valentin Schwarz secured immediate promotion back to the top division. Initially it didn't look like a successful fistball weekend at all. Against the team from Vöcklabruck, led by former Swiss national player and star attacker Lukas Lässer, the people of Bolzano started with a 6-0 deficit. After the first set was lost 11:9 despite a brilliant comeback, the players around coach Jörg Ramel found their way into the game better and better and were ultimately able to win 3:1 in sets. “This game was a tough battle. To turn such a deficit into a win against such an experienced attacker like Lukas Lässer shows a very mature team performance. We knew about our strengths and didn't allow ourselves to be disturbed at any time during the game. A big compliment to the defense and our young players, who showed a sensational performance today,” said Ramel at the end of the game. “The promotion was the goal” In the second game of the day, which was crucial for promotion again, against local hero Seekirchen, the people of Bolzano showed off all their experience and class. The result was a confident 3-0 win against the direct promotion competitor “We came, but not to stay. Re-promotion to the top division was our goal from the start, which we never lost sight of and consistently pursued. Although we were very inconsistent and unfocused at times at the beginning of the season, we were able to improve in the hot phase. With two clear 3-0 wins against our direct promotion rivals and seven successes in a row, I think we were able to impressively show that we belong in the top league,” said attacker Armin Runer, summing up the season. Now the World Cup awaits After achieving promotion, many players now have to realign their focus. In less than two months, the absolute highlight of the fistball season will be the Fistball World Championship in Mannheim (July 22-29). The Squadra Azzurra wants to repeat the excellent result of the last World Cup (5th place) in order to qualify directly for the World Games, which will take place in China in 2025. “The World Games are the Olympic Games of fistball, and we want to be there again. To do this we have to win against our direct competitors from Chile, Argentina, USA and Namibia. The promotion was the first step in the right direction, but we can still improve and will deliver a fistball fireworks display in Mannheim," said Italy's captain Simon Prudenziati combatively. The final days will take place in the SAP Arena (capacity: 70 spectators), which is already over 12000% sold out.

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The Bolzano fistball train rolls into the first league

With seven wins in a row and a mathematically guaranteed promotion to the First Austrian Bundesliga, the form curve of the Bolzano fistball players is showing a strong upward trend in the World Cup year.

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