For coach Robert Klauß, referee Sebastian Gishamer was quickly identified as the culprit behind Rapids’ defeat in the final. Sturm’s sporting director Andreas Schicker could not understand the criticism of the impartial referee – and described Klauß as a “bad loser” after the game
“My ideal scenario would be that nobody remembers who refereed the game afterwards.” These were the words of referee Sebastian Gishamer before the cup final between Sturm Graz and SK Rapid. This wish was not to come true, on the contrary: Robert Klauß lashed out at the referee after his team’s 2-1 defeat
“Every decision on the pitch was terrible,” said Klauß in the “ORF” interview. “The icing on the cake” was the undetected holding of Sturm attacker Mika Biereth before Graz’s winning goal. “If you subtract 200 percent from the Rapid glasses, it’s still 100 percent foul,” added the German head coach in the press conference a little later.
“Didn’t even hear any congratulations “
Sturm’s managing director of sport Andreas Schicker strongly disagreed with Klauß in the “Mixed Zone”. The 37-year-old saw “absolutely no foul” from Biereth and then lashed out at Rapids’ coach. “All in all, he is not behaving as a fair sportsman and is a bad loser,” said Schicker. “I haven’t even heard any congratulations from the side so far. I understand that immediately afterwards, but … We’ll leave it at that. “
Schicker couldn’t help but take a little dig at Hütteldorfer, who have been without a title since 2008, after Rapid’s latest defeat in the final. “I understand, they haven’t won a cup title since 1995. Of course there are emotions involved, which also made it difficult for us,” said the Graz sporting director. “They built everything on this title and we held the trophy aloft.” Which means Sturm can continue to dream of the double