Dec 28th, 2024 11:45, by Florian Puth
“Felt like we were never in the game” – Adrian Platzgummer remembers a special defeat
The 2024 season of the Tirol Raiders was characterized by ups and downs. Team captain Adrian Platzgummer knows this too, but he draws a lot of motivation from a special moment.
The Raiders had their eyes firmly set on the playoffs until the final match day. However, a clear 3:30 defeat against the Munich Ravens clearly destroyed these hopes. “It was very, very disappointing, and frustrating,” remembers Platzgummer.
The 29-year-old explains: “It felt like we were never in the game, like we were passengers and just had to watch the Ravens stop us and secure their playoff spot.”
A tough defeat for the Austrians, but one that will give them new motivation. This also applies to Platzgummer, who recently extended his contract: “If you don't win the last game of the season and therefore don't become champions, you always use the last defeat as motivation.”
Platzgummer draws further motivation from his personal highlight of the season: the 45:42 victory against the previously unbeaten Stuttgart Surge in week 12. “I think that was very important for us as a team and as an organization. It proved to us that we are on the right track. That we're doing a lot of things right.”
A strong performance, but one that Platzgummer had already expected: “It wasn't like we had the feeling that we were the clear underdogs. We already knew, after the first game against Surge, that we were close to beat them.”
He adds: “And our head coach Herrmann got very emotional after the game because it simply meant a lot to him that we believed so much in him and his path and everything. That made him very proud.”
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