Meet the Austrian team who lost 22-0 to Everton in pre-season friendly... ATV Irdning goalkeeper's favourite food is KEBAB while 16-year-old defender wants to play in Champions League!
- Everton thrashed ATV Irdning 22-0 in remarkable pre-season friendly in Austria
- Kevin Mirallas scored five, while another three players netted hat-tricks
- The Toffees scored a goal on average every 4.1 minutes during the friendly
- MATCH REPORT: Toffees destroy Austrian minnows in Marco Silva's first game
Pre-season friendlies are all about building fitness levels up and getting that communication back with your team-mates... but for Everton they enjoyed a truly bizarre experience on Saturday.
Everton destroyed Austrian minnows ATV Irdning 22-0, with Kevin Mirallas scoring five after coming on at half-time, while another three players netted hat-tricks. Yes, you heard that correct!
Following the ridiculous pre-season friendly at the their 750-capacity ground - The Joiner Arena - Sportsmail have decided to profile the fourth-tier Austrian outfit...
Everton thrashed Austrian minnows ATV Irdning 22-0 on Saturday in a pre-season friendly
The Irdning players will want to forget about this match as quickly as possible
While Everton players are enjoying the high-life and glamour of the Premier League, the Irdning players are fighting it at the bottom, looking to make some sort of living in football.
Nutrition and diet is key at the top of the game and keeping your fitness at the highest level is imperative in order for stardom.
But in Austria, life is very different for the Irdning players. Their goalkeepers appear to be enjoying diets of fast food and beer... everything the wider population loves!
On the club's website, David Gabriel admits that his favourite food is kebab, while fellow shot-stopper Wolfgang Zelzer claims he is a huge fan of pork roast and beer.
And it appears as if their fellow team-mates enjoy the delicious taste of pub food. As well as kebabs and pizzas, other popular choices in this category include burgers, steaks and schnitzels.
David Gabriel (left) loves kebab while Bernd Rindler (right) wants to play in Champions League
And not a surprise, there were overwhelming votes for beer and coke as their favourite drink.
While their diets' don't match those of world class stars, plenty of the Irdning squad have huge aspirations which should very much be admired.
16-year-old defender - Bernd Rindler - has dreams of playing in the Champions League one day, while 17-year-old Jakob Pichlbauer also has the same ambitions.
Lorenz Altenburger, a defender as well, wants to play in the Bundesliga in the future but not all of the squad share the same lofty aspirations.
Dominic Poier, a midfielder for the club, admits his sole goal in the sport is just to 'enjoy football'.
Irdning welcomed the Premier League side to their 750-capacity ground on the weekend
And finally, who do they all support? With there being a lack of high-profile Austrian teams to cheer on, many have chosen the biggest clubs across Europe to cheer on.
Barcelona proved the most popular team, with five members of the squad picking them while four chose Bayern Munich.
Premier League sides Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are also supported within the Irdning squad.
There were some surprises within this section, with goalkeeper Gabriel supporting Irdning themselves and captain Hannes Wallner backing Japan.
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