Rapid Vienna beats Sturm Graz after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WIEN. Rapid Vienna had a astounding comeback against Sturm Graz.

By
John Ross
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Rapid Vienna beats Sturm Graz after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

WIEN. Rapid Vienna had a astonishing comeback against Sturm Graz.

The match was played at the Allianz Stadion stadium in Wien on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Stefan Ebner with the help of Stefan Kühr and Clemens Schüttengruber. The 4th official was Alain Sadikovski. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Rapid Vienna

3 - 2

Team 1

Sturm Graz

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 99 Attack 108
  • 45 Dangerous attack 41
  • 85 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 17 Total 20
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rapid Vienna was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sturm Graz that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rapid Vienna was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rapid Vienna won the match​.

Rapid Vienna shot 12 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sturm Graz shot 12 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Rapid Vienna received 1 yellow card (Thorsten Schick). On the other side, Sturm Graz received 3 yellow cards (E. Emegha, Jusuf Gazibegovic and Jon Gorenc Stankovic).

Match Timeline

10'
Manprit Sarkaria (goal)Otar Kiteishvili
33'
Otar Kiteishvili(goal)
Guido Burgstaller  (goal)Marco Grüll
40'
43'
Roman Kerschbaum(goal)
45'
46'
59'
Jusuf Gazibegovic- Yellow
Marco Grüll(goal)Guido Burgstaller
66'
67'
Tomi Horvat- sub ->A. Prass
Thorsten Schick- Yellow
71'
77'
Jon Gorenc Stankovic- Yellow
77'
N. Geyrhofer- sub ->D. Affengruber
77'
77'
Jakob Jantscher- sub ->Stefan Hierländer
84'
84'
84'
Oliver Strunz - sub ->Marco Grüll
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Salzburg
49
32
Wolfsberger AC
31
32
Austria Lustenau
29
32
Sturm Graz
42
32
LASK Linz
35
32
WSG Tirol
24
32
Hartberg
24
32
Rapid Vienna
25
32
Austria Wien
24
32
Rheindorf Altach
19
32
Austria Klagenfurt
23
32
Ried
14
32

After playing this encounter, Rapid Vienna will have 25 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Sturm Graz will stay with 39 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Rapid Vienna will play away against Austria Klagenfurt on the 3rd of June with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Vienna (2 draws).

Sturm Graz will host LASK Linz on the 3rd of June with a 15-13 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (9 draws).

Rapid Vienna – Formation

Rapid Vienna
G
Niklas Hedl 45.Austria
6.2
D
Kevin Wimmer 6.Austria
7.3
D
Fredi Martín 19.Austria
7.3
D
Jonas Auer 23.Austria
6.8
D
Thorsten Schick 13.Austria
6.8
84' 71'
M
Roman Kerschbaum 5.Austria
7.4
77' Goals45'
M
Nicolas Kühn 7.Germany
5.9
84'
M
Aleksa Pejić 14.Serbia
6.8
M
Marco Grüll 27.Austria
9.1
90' Goals66'
M
M. Oswald 28.Austria
6.9
84'
F
Guido Burgstaller   9.Austria
8.4
Goals40'
Substitutes
G
Paul Gartler 25.Austria
D
Martin Koscelník 22.Slovakia
84'
D
Martin Moormann 26.Austria
M
Patrick Greil 24.Austria
84'
F
Ante Bajić 29.Austria
84'
F
Oliver Strunz  18.Austria
90'
F
Ferdy Druijf 38.Netherlands
77'

Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Zoran Barišić decided to play with the following team: Niklas Hedl (6.2), Thorsten Schick (6.8), Michael Sollbauer (7.3), Kevin Wimmer (7.3), Jonas Antonius Auer (6.8), Aleksa Pejić (6.8), Moritz Oswald (6.9), Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (5.9), Roman Kerschbaum (7.4), Marco Grüll (9.1) and Guido Burgstaller (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Gartler, Martin Koscelník, Martin Moormann, Patrick Greil, Ante Bajić, Oliver Strunz and Ferdy Druijf.

Rapid Vienna could not rely on the presence of Patrick Greil (injured).

Substitutions

Rapid Vienna made 5 changes: R. Kerschbaum for Ferdy Druijf (77′), M. Oswald for Patrick Greil (84′), Thorsten Schick for Martin Koscelník (84′), Nicolas Kühn for Ante Bajic (84′) and Marco Grüll for Oliver Strunz (90′).

Best player: Marco Grüll​

The most impressive player for Rapid Vienna was Marco Grüll.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 11 crosses.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Arthur Okonkwo 1.England
5.8
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
6.4
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.4
59'
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
6.1
46'
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
6.8
77'
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
6.8
77'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
6.0
67'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
7.5
Goals33'
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
6.2
77'
F
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.8
Goals10'
F
Emanuel Emegha 20.Netherlands
6.1
43'
Substitutes
G
Jörg Siebenhandl 27.Austria
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
6.1
77'
D
Amadou Dante 44.Mali
6.8
46'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
6.4
67'
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
F
Jakob Jantscher 13.Austria
77'
F
L. Grgić 38.Austria

Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Christian Ilzer played with: Arthur Okonkwo (5.8), Jusuf Gazibegović (6.4), David Affengruber (6.4), Gregory Wüthrich (6.4), David Schnegg (6.1), Stefan Hierländer (6.2), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.8), Alexander Prass (6.0), Otar Kiteishvili (7.5), Emanuel Emegha (6.1) and Manprit Sarkaria (7.8).

They had on the bench: Jörg Siebenhandl, Niklas Geyrhofer, Amadou Dante (6.8), Tomi Horvat (6.4), Jakob Jantscher, William Bøving and Leon Grgic.

Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of Amadou Dante (injured), Tomi Horvat (injured) and N. Geyrhofer (injured).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: David Schnegg for Dante Amadou (46′), A. Prass for Tomi Horvat (67′), Stefan Hierländer for Jakob Jantscher (77′) and D. Affengruber for Niklas Geyrhofer (78′).

Best player: Manprit Sarkaria​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sturm Graz was Manprit Sarkaria.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 19 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.​