Karlsruhe (dpa / lsw) – After several inquiries from supporters about the planned test match of the second division soccer team Karlsruher SC against Red Bull Salzburg, KSC sports manager Oliver Kreuzer justified the appointment. “Of course we dealt with this topic, but in the end we decided to do it for sporting reasons,” said Kreuzer about the duel in the training camp in Spain in a club statement published on Tuesday. “Our agency was only able to place Salzburg as opponents for our desired date. The entire time in Estepona is planned accordingly, so another date was not possible.”
On January 13, 2023, coach Christian Eichner’s team will travel to southern Spain, on January 16 KSC will meet the club from Austria. “We know how critically the RB construct is viewed in football, especially in the Karlsruhe fan scene. That’s why we would never play such a friendly in Karlsruhe,” said Kreuzer. “Due to the great sporting added value with a test against a Europa League participant and the lack of alternatives due to the lack of other opponents, we would like to play the game.”
