ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪnðə jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ, ðə plˈeɪɚz hæd fˈɛlt ðə hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾi fɹʌmðə nˈɑːtsɪz, ɪspˈɛʃəli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ mˈætʃᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst tˈiːmz fɹʌm dʒˈɜːməndˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd sˈuːdɪtˌɛnlənd.
Already in the years before, the players had felt the hostility from the Nazis, especially during matches against teams from German-dominated Sudetenland.