The Cup. Good luck and bad luck… Austria did not reach the final, but Rapid did. The other finalist was Swarovski Tirol. Rapid was stronger – they won the home leg 2-0 and managed a 2-2 tie in Innsbruck.
FC Swarovski-Tirol (Innsbruck) simply confirmed that they were 3rd and only 3rd… It may be picky, but their squad reveals the whole difference: the great West German Hansi Muller joined them in 1985, but he was now 30-years old and his game was going downhill after 1982. The other 2 foreigners were good Yugoslavs – the goalkeeper Tomislav Ivkovic (27) and Ivica Kalinic (31) – good, but not first class. Add the Austrian national team striker Peter Pacult and stop… that was all. Not enough to compete with Rapid and Austria. Not enough to win a trophy.
Rapid had it relatively easier this time, but still they were running more on good luck than anything. Lucky or not, they won a double – which was great! 28th title and 13th Cup.
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