Our time in Turkey passed in what seemed the blinking of an eye: no sooner had the squad, trainers and officials settled into their surroundings the team was taking to the field on Tuesday to face Bohemians Prague (2:2). On the following day a final early training session took place, with the players once again throwing everything into their drills, but a feeling of goodbye hung in the air, as it did during the final team meal. Directly afterwards bags were packed and busses loaded as the Green & White ensemble headed back to the airport. The plane touched down in Vienna in the evening and the party was greeted by the Rapid team bus which escorted players and staff back to Hütteldorf via the Ernst-Happel-Stadium. As the final bags were unloaded our 2015 winter training camp was officially over - but fear not, we have plenty to share with you from the camp during the coming days.You can already download our new team photo, taken in Turkey, by following this link: http://www.skrapid.at/9609+M52699c3c737.html"Everything was perfect, from the conditions to the training sessions", said a very satisfied Zoran Barisic as he reflected on the past week in Belek. The training camp also got a big "thumbs up" from Thanos Petsos, who astutely added: "We need to build on this great week in Vienna now as the start of the second half of the season is getting ever closer!" There is still one final friendly for the boys before the serious business of Bundesliga football gets back under way. The players enjoyed a well earned break on Thursday and Friday before taking on Ceske Budejovice on Sunday in the Ernst-Happel-Stadium. Feel free to come down, entrance for the fixture is of course free!Friendly:SK Rapid - SK Dynamo Ceske BudejoviceSunday, 8th February 2015Kick Off: 14:00 Location: Training Centre Ernst-Happel-Stadion----Friendly in Belek:SK Rapid - FC Bohemians Prag 2:2 (0:1)Goals: 0:1 Jarolim (45.), 1:1 Starkl (54.), 1:2 Jarolim (57./Elfmeter), 2:2 Schaub (83.)SK Rapid: Knoflach (63. Maric) Schimpelsberger (46. Pavelic), Petsos (63. Sonnleitner), M. Hofmann (63. Weinwurm), Schrammel (63. Stangl) Grahovac S. Hofmann (63. Alar), Schwab (63. Wydra) Schaub, Starkl (63. Schobesberger), Kuen (46. Prosenik)----Friendly in Side:SK Rapid - CSKA Sofia 2:1 (1:1)Goals: 1:0 Alar (9.), 1:1 (37.), 2:1 Starkl (84.)SK Rapid: Maric (62. Knoflach) Weinwurm (62. Pavelic), Sonnleitner, M. Hofmann, Stangl (62. Schrammel) Petsos (62. Schwab), Wydra (62. Grahovac) Schobesberger (62. Kuen), Alar (62. Schaub), Kainz (62. Starkl) Beric (62. Prosenik)(gw)
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