GRAZ. Salzburg prevails over Sturm Graz with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Capaldo (54′) and a goal from B. Sesko (73′).
The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz. The referee was Harald Lechner who was helped by Maximilian Kolbitsch and Stefan Pichler. The 4th official was Thomas Fröhlacher. The weather was rainy with thunderstorm. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 6 Total 5
- 0 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 133 Attack 93
- 45 Dangerous attack 22
- 103 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sturm Graz had a superior ball possession 55% while Salzburg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Salzburg found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sturm Graz shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Salzburg shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (Christian Ilzer). On the other side, Salzburg received 3 yellow cards (S. Koïta, Strahinja Pavlovic and Amar Dedic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sturm Graz will stay with 30 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Salzburg will have 35 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Sturm Graz will host LASK Linz on the 3rd of June with a 15-13 head to head in favor of Sturm Graz (9 draws).
Salzburg will play away agasint Austria Wien on the 3rd of June with a 38-10 head to head record in favor of Salzburg (19 draws).
Sturm Graz – Formation
Sturm Graz
78'
Sturm Graz adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo , Jusuf Gazibegović , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexandar Borković , David Schnegg , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Emanuel Emegha and Manprit Sarkaria .
The home team had on the bench: Jörg Siebenhandl, David Affengruber, Amadou Dante , Otar Kiteishvili , Bryan Silva Teixeira, Albian Ajeti and William Bøving.
Substitutions
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Stefan Hierländer for Otar Kiteishvili (46′), Manprit Sarkaria for Albian Ajeti (61′), David Schnegg for Dante Amadou (61′), Tomi Horvat for William Vick (78′) and Gregory Wüthrich for David Affengruber (78′).
Best player: Manprit Sarkaria
The most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Manprit Sarkaria.
His rating is with 16 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Salzburg – Formation
Salzburg
42'
54'
Also Salzburg adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Matthias Jaissle played with: Philipp Köhn , Amar Dedić , Oumar Solet , Strahinja Pavlović , Bernardo , Nicolás Capaldo , Forson Amankwah , Nicolas Seiwald , Sekou Koita , Benjamin Šeško and Chukwubuike Adamu .
These were the players on the bench: Adam Stejskal, Samson Baidoo, Lukas Ibertsberger, Oscar Gloukh , Dijon Kameri, Moussa Kounfolo Yeo, Karim Konaté and Moussa Kounfolo Yeo.
Salzburg could not rely on the presence of D. Kameri (injured).
Substitutions
Salzburg made 4 changes: S. Koïta for Oscar Gluh (68′), J. Adamu for Karim Konaté (68′), Amankwah Forson for Dijon Kameri (90′) and Amar Dedic for S. Baidoo (90′).
Best player: Oumar Solet
The most impressive player for Salzburg was Oumar Solet even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- LASK Linz – Rapid Vienna – 3-1
- Austria Wien – Austria Klagenfurt – 1-2
- Sturm Graz – Salzburg – 0-2
