WATTENS. Sturm Graz conquers WSG Tirol with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Biereth (9′) and a goal from J. Gorenc (12′). Sturm Graz capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
Sturm Graz remained in 10 after Gregory Wüthrich received a red card in the 61′. Even so, Sturm Graz still succeeded in win this match playing only in players.
The match was played at the Gernot Langes Stadion stadium in Wattens on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Josef Spurny who was helped by Roland Brandner and Manuel Undesser. The 4th official was Arnes Talic. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.97 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 15 Total 16
- 3 On Target 10
- 10 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 113 Attack 99
- 51 Dangerous attack 38
- 105 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sturm Graz had a superior ball possession 59% while WSG Tirol was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
WSG Tirol was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sturm Graz was able to find the solution to win this match.
WSG Tirol shot 15 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Also, Sturm Graz didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gregory Wüthrich (Sturm Graz) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (61′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, WSG Tirol stays with 11 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Sturm Graz will has 42 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, WSG Tirol will host Hartberg on the 9th of March with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of WSG Tirol (3 draws).
Sturm Graz will host Wolfsberger AC on the 9th of March with a 20-18 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (5 draws).
WSG Tirol – Formation
WSG Tirol started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Thomas Silberberger decided to play with the following team: Adam Stejskal
, Lukas Sulzbacher , Dominik Stumberger , David Gugganig , Osarenren Okungbowa , Kofi Schulz , Matthäus Taferner , Cem Üstündag , Luca Kronberger , Nik Prelec and Aleksander Buksa .The home team had on the bench: Paul Schermer, Bror Blume Jensen
, Alexander Ranacher , Justin Forst , Stefan Skrbo , Thomas Geris and Sandi Ogrinec.Substitutions
WSG Tirol made 4 changes: Aleksander Buksa for Justin Forst (63′), David Gugganig for Stefan Skrbo (73′), Cem Üstündag for Bror Blume Jensen (72′) and Luca Kronberger for Alexander Ranacher (82′).
Player of the match: Matthäus Taferner
The most impressive player for WSG Tirol was Matthäus Taferner.
His rating is
with 31 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Christian Ilzer played with: Luka Marić
, Jusuf Gazibegovic , Niklas Geyrhofer , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Jon Gorenc Stankovic , Dimitri Lavalėe , Otar Kiteishvili , Amady Camara and Mika Biereth .These were the players on the bench: Max Johnston
, Szymon Włodarczyk , Manprit Sarkaria , William Bøving, Stefan Hierländer , David Schnegg and Elias Lorenz.Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Mika Biereth for Szymon Włodarczyk (65′), Otar Kiteishvili for David Schnegg (64′), Jusuf Gazibegovic for Max Johnston (87′), Amady Camara for Manprit Sarkaria (87′) and Alexander Prass for Stefan Hierländer (82′).
Player of the match: Alexander Prass
The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Rapid Vienna – Austria Wien – 3-0
- WSG Tirol – Sturm Graz – 0-2
- Austria Klagenfurt – Blau-Weiß Linz – 2-0