Sturm Graz recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Austria Klagenfurt 2-1. HIGHLIGHT

GRAZ. Sturm Graz managed to turn the table against Austria Klagenfurt to win 2-1.

September 14, 2021

GRAZ. Sturm Graz was able to turn the table against Austria Klagenfurt to win 2-1. It was Austria Klagenfurt to strike first with an early goal of C. Cvetko at the 3′. Then it was a penalty in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Wuthrich gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 90′ minute with a goal. Sturm Graz took advantage of its superior ball possession (65%). Its vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among they key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Walter Altmann with the help of Andreas Staudinger and Santino Schreiner. The 4th official was Gabriel Gmeiner. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2). On the other side, Austria Klagenfurt adopted for a aggressive formation (4-3-3).

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz

Jörg Siebenhandl 27.Austria

6.7

Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.6

74'

David Affengruber 42.Austria

6.9

Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland

8.0

90'

90'

Amadou Dante 44.Mali

6.4

Andreas Kuen 19.Austria

6.1

74'

Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria

7.2

Ivan Ljubic 30.Austria

6.5

46'

45'

Manprit Sarkaria 11.Austria

7.6

Jakob Jantscher 13.Austria

7.3

59'

31'

Kelvin Yeboah 9.Italy

7.2

Substitutes

Tobias Schützenauer 32.Austria

N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria

Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia

6.5

46'

Lukas Jäger 17.Austria

6.6

74'

Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia

7.6

59'

Alexander Prass 8.Austria

Anderson Niangbo 15.Ivory Coast

6.8

74'

Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl (6.7), Jusuf Gazibegovic (6.6), David Affengruber (6.9), Gregory Wüthrich (8.0), Amadou Dante (6.4), Stefan Hierländer (7.2), Ivan Ljubić (6.5), Andreas Kuen (6.1), Manprit Sarkaria (7.6), Jakob Jantscher (7.3) and Kelvin Yeboah (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Tobias Schützenauer, Niklas Geyrhofer, Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.5), Lukas Jäger (6.6), Otar Kiteishvili (7.6), Alexander Prass and Anderson Niangbo (6.8).

Best player: Gregory Wüthrich

The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Gregory Wüthrich.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 58 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12.

Austria Klagenfurt – Formation

Austria Klagenfurt

L. Moser 1.Germany

7.3

Michael Blauensteiner 5.Austria

6.3

88'

Thorsten Mahrer 31.Austria

6.8

Nicolas Wimmer 37.Austria

6.8

64'

Till Schumacher 33.Germany

6.2

Christopher Cvetko 14.Austria

7.3

Patrick Greil 4.Austria

7.5

Turgay Gemicibasi 81.Turkey

7.7

81'

Alex Timossi Andersson 12.Sweden

6.9

90'

Markus Pink 32.Austria

6.1

Florian Rieder 23.Austria

7.1

59'

51'

Substitutes

Marcel Kostenbauer 21.Austria

Herbert Paul 28.Germany

6.4

88'

Ivan Šaravanja 63.Croatia

Thomas Roberts 3.United States

Fabio Markelic 92.Austria

Gloire Amanda 77.Canada

90'

Tim Maciejewski 20.Germany

6.5

59'

On the other side, Peter Ilzer played with: Lennart Moser (7.3), Michael Blauensteiner (6.3), Thorsten Mahrer (6.8), Nicolas Wimmer (6.8), Till Schumacher (6.2), Christopher Cvetko (7.3), Patrick Greil (7.5), Turgay Gemicibasi (7.7), Alex Timossi Andersson (6.9), Markus Pink (6.1) and Florian Rieder (7.1).

They had on the bench: Marcel Kostenbauer, Herbert Paul (6.4), Ivan Šaravanja, Thomas Roberts, Fabio Markelić, Gloire Amanda and Tim Maciejewski (6.5).

Best player: Turgay Gemicibasi

The player that probably impressed the most for Austria Klagenfurt was Turgay Gemicibasi.

His rating is (7.7) with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Match report

Sturm Graz

2 - 1

Austria Klagenfurt

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

23 Total 9
7 On Target 3
16 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 1

135 Attack 68
66 Dangerous attack 38
89 Ball safe 80

1 Penalties 0
9 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 65% while Austria Klagenfurt was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Sturm Graz was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match.

Sturm Graz shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Austria Klagenfurt shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (I. Ljubic and G. Wuthrich). On the opposite sidee, Austria Klagenfurt received 3 yellow cards (F. Rieder, N. Wimmer and T. Gemicibasi).

Match Timeline

Christopher Cvetko(goal)T. Gemicibasi

Jakob Jantscher(penalty)

31'

45'

Jon Gorenc Stankovic- sub ->I. Ljubic

46'

51'

Otar Kiteishvili- sub ->J. Jantscher

59'

64'

Nicolas Wimmer- Yellow

74'

81'

88'

90'

Gregory Wüthrich(goal)M. Sarkaria

90'

Gregory Wüthrich- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Sturm Graz will have 14 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Austria Klagenfurt will stay with 8 points to stay in the 9th place.

In the next match in the Tipico Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will host against Wattens on the 19th of September with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (1 draw). Austria Klagenfurt will host against LASK Linz on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Tipico Bundesliga.

Sturm Graz recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Austria Klagenfurt 2-1. HIGHLIGHT