Sturm Graz demolishes Slovan Bratislava 4-1 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

GRAZ. Sturm Graz obliterates Slovan Bratislava 4-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Sturm Graz demolishes Slovan Bratislava 4-1 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

GRAZ. Sturm Graz liquidates Slovan Bratislava 4-1 with goals of Mika Biereth (4′), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (27′), Otar Kiteishvili (64′ pen) and Amady Camara (90′). Regarding the opposition, Slovan Bratislava scored with ​Gerson Rodrigues (8′).

Also, Slovan Bratislava had 2 players sent off: Vladimir Weiss  (78′ for a red card) and V. j. Weiss (78′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Merkur Arena stadium in Graz on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim assisted by Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Oscar Johnson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.08 degrees Celsius or 53.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sturm Graz

4 - 1

Team 1

Slovan Bratislava

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 25 Total 7
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 74
  • 67 Dangerous attack 23
  • 67 Ball safe 94
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Sturm Graz was in firm control of the ball 55% while Slovan Bratislava was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 25 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Slovan Bratislava shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (Jusuf Gazibegovic). Talking about the opposition, Slovan Bratislava received 2 yellow cards (Jaromir Zmrhal and Gerson Rodrigues).

Also, Slovan Bratislava didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

M. Biereth(goal)Tomi Horvat
4'
8'
Gerson Rodrigues(goal)Jaromir Zmrhal
Jon Gorenc Stankovic(goal)David Affengruber
27'
44'
Jaromir Zmrhal- Yellow
W. Bøving- sub ->Manprit Sarkaria
59'
Otar Kiteishvili(penalty)
64'
68'
Vladimir Weiss - sub ->Tigran Barseghyan
S. Włodarczyk- sub ->Mika Biereth
71'
77'
Gerson Rodrigues- Yellow
Jusuf Gazibegovic- Yellow
77'
77'
Vladimir Weiss (VAR_CARD)
78'
Vladimir Weiss - Red
79'
Marko Tolic - sub ->David Strelec
Stefan Hierländer - sub ->Otar Kiteishvili
82'
A. Camara- sub ->Alexander Prass
83'
M. Johnston- sub ->Jusuf Gazibegovic
83'
A. Camara(goal)Tomi Horvat
90'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
LOSC Lille
14
6
Slovan Bratislava
10
6
Olimpija
6
6
KÍ
4
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
15
6
Gent
13
6
Zorya
7
6
Breidablik
0
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Viktoria Plzeň
18
6
Dinamo Zagreb
9
6
KF Ballkani
4
6
Astana
4
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Club Brugge
16
6
Bodø / Glimt
10
6
Beşiktaş
4
6
Lugano
4
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Aston Villa
13
6
Legia Warszawa
12
6
AZ
6
6
Zrinjski
4
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fiorentina
12
6
Ferencváros
10
6
Genk
9
6
Čukarički
0
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PAOK
16
6
Eintracht Frankfurt
9
6
Aberdeen
6
6
HJK
2
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fenerbahçe
12
6
Ludogorets
12
6
Nordsjælland
10
6
Spartak Trnava
1
6

Next matches

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz
G
Vitezslav Jaros 16.Czech Republic
6.0
D
Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland
6.7
D
Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
83' 77'
D
Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium
7.7
D
David Affengruber 42.Austria
7.5
M
Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia
7.9
Goals27'
M
Alexander Prass 8.Austria
6.7
83'
M
Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia
8.8
82' Goals64'
M
Manprit Sarkaria  11.Austria
7.0
59'
M
Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia
9.5
F
M. Biereth 18.Denmark
7.0
71' Goals4'
Substitutes
G
L. Marić 31.Austria
G
Christoph Wiener-Pucher 45.Austria
D
M. Johnston 2.Scotland
6.7
83'
D
A. Borković 6.Austria
D
N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria
D
David Schnegg 28.Austria
M
Javi Serrano 14.Spain
M
W. Bøving 15.Denmark
6.3
59'
M
Stefan Hierländer  25.Austria
6.4
82'
F
S. Włodarczyk 9.Poland
6.8
71'
F
A. Camara 36.Mali
7.7
83' Goals90'
F
L. Grgić 38.Austria

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

The manager Christian Ilzer decided to play with the following team: Vítězslav Jaroš (6.0), Jusuf Gazibegovic (6.7), David Affengruber (7.5), Gregory Wüthrich (6.7), Dimitri Lavalėe (7.7), Tomi Horvat (9.5), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (7.9), Alexander Prass (6.7), Manprit Sarkaria (7.0), Mika Biereth (7.0) and Otar Kiteishvili (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: David Schnegg, Max Johnston (6.7), Alexandar Borković, Szymon Włodarczyk (6.8), Javier Serrano, William Bøving (6.3), Stefan Hierländer (6.4), Luka Marić, Niklas Geyrhofer, Amady Camara (7.7), Leon Grgic and Christoph Wiener-Pucher.

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: Mika Biereth for Szymon Włodarczyk (71′), Otar Kiteishvili for Stefan Hierländer (82′), Jusuf Gazibegovic for Max Johnston (83′), Manprit Sarkaria for William Bøving (59′) and Alexander Prass for Amady Camara (83′).

Player of the match: Tomi Horvat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sturm Graz was Tomi Horvat even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.5 with 48 passes (71% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.

Slovan Bratislava – Formation

Slovan Bratislava
G
Martin Trnovsky 31.Slovakia
7.1
G
Milan Borjan 82.Canada
D
Lukas Pauschek 25.Slovakia
6.6
D
Guram Kashia  4.Georgia
7.0
D
Kevin Wimmer 6.Austria
D
Jaromir Zmrhal 8.Czech Republic
7.3
44'
D
Kenan Bajric 12.Slovenia
6.3
D
César Blackman 28.Panama
M
Juraj Kucka 33.Slovakia
6.8
M
Jaba Kankava 20.Georgia
7.0
M
Kyriakos Savvidis 88.Greece
7.0
F
Gerson Rodrigues 10.Luxembourg
7.5
77' Goals8'
F
Tigran Barseghyan 11.Armenia
6.1
68'
F
David Strelec 13.Slovakia
6.6
79'
Substitutes
G
Andrej Mikolas 30.Slovakia
G
Adam Hrdina 35.Slovakia
D
Matus Vojtko 27.Slovakia
M
Nino Marcelli 18.Slovakia
M
Marko Tolic  24.Croatia
6.6
79'
M
Filip Lichy  26.Slovakia
M
Vladimir Weiss  7.Slovakia
5.8
68' 78'

Slovan Bratislava started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Vladimir Weiss played with: Kevin Wimmer, César Blackman, Milan Borjan, Martin Trnovsky (7.1), Lukas Pauschek (6.6), Guram Kashia (7.0), Kenan Bajric (6.3), Jaromir Zmrhal (7.3), Jaba Kankava (7.0), Kyriakos Savvidis (7.0) and Juraj Kucka (6.8), Tigran Barseghyan (6.1), Gerson Rodrigues (7.5), David Strelec (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Vladimir Weiss  (5.8), Nino Marcelli, Marko Tolic  (6.6), Filip Lichy , Matus Vojtko, Andrej Mikolas and Adam Hrdina.

Substitutions

Slovan Bratislava made 2 changes: Tigran Barseghyan for Vladimir Weiss  (68′) and David Strelec for Marko Tolic  (79′).

Player of the match: Gerson Rodrigues​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slovan Bratislava was Gerson Rodrigues.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.​