Sturm Graz conquers Hartberg 3-1

HARTBERG. Sturm Graz beats Hartberg 3-1.

April 15, 2024

HARTBERG. Sturm Graz prevails over Hartberg 3-1. Sturm Graz got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Alexander Prass (9′) and Otar Kiteishvili (63′). Hartberg tried to recover with a goal from Donis Avdijaj (73′). Notwithstanding, the encounter was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Jon Gorenc Stankovic for Sturm Graz. Hartberg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the PROfertil ARENA stadium in Hartberg on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Alan Kijas with the help of Maximilian Kolbitsch and Sebastian Gruber. The 4th official was Alain Sadikovski. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.

Match Statistics

Hartberg

1 - 3

Sturm Graz

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

7 Total 10
3 On Target 5
4 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 0

81 Attack 77
26 Dangerous attack 40
75 Ball safe 62

0 Penalties 1
4 Corners 5

Fouls

10 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hartberg had a strong ball possession 60% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sturm Graz was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sturm Graz won the contest.

Hartberg shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sturm Graz shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hartberg received 1 yellow card (Dominik Prokop). Regarding the opposition, Sturm Graz didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Alexander Prass(goal)Tomi Horvat

Dominik Prokop- Yellow

47'

63'

Otar Kiteishvili(penalty)

64'

S. Jatta- sub ->W. Bøving

Ruben Providence- sub ->Dominik Prokop

69'

Tobias Kainz- sub ->O. Diakité

70'

Donis Avdijaj(goal)Jürgen Heil

73'

79'

A. Camara- sub ->M. Biereth

79'

David Schnegg- sub ->Tomi Horvat

Maximilian Fillafer- sub ->M. Sangaré

82'

Damjan Kovacevic- sub ->Dominik Frieser

82'

90'

Jon Gorenc Stankovic(goal)Otar Kiteishvili

90'

Stefan Hierländer - sub ->Otar Kiteishvili

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Hartberg stays with 18 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Sturm Graz will has 32 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Hartberg – Formation

Hartberg

Raphael Sallinger 1.Austria

7.0

I. Bowat 5.Scotland

6.8

Paul Komposch 14.Austria

6.6

Manuel Pfeifer 20.Austria

6.8

Jürgen Heil 28.Austria

6.7

Donis Avdijaj 10.Kosovo

7.1

73'

Dominik Prokop 27.Austria

6.4

69'

47'

O. Diakité 32.Mali

6.6

70'

Dominik Frieser 33.Austria

7.0

82'

M. Sangaré 45.Mali

6.7

82'

Maximilian Entrup 11.Austria

7.1

Substitutes

Tobias Knoflach 39.Austria

Michael Steinwender 12.Austria

Damjan Kovacevic 95.Austria

6.8

82'

Tobias Kainz 23.Austria

6.6

70'

Julian Halwachs 25.Austria

Maximilian Fillafer 37.Austria

6.6

82'

Ruben Providence 70.France

6.3

69'

Hartberg started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Markus Schopp decided to play with the following team: Raphael Sallinger (7.0), Jürgen Heil (6.7), Paul Komposch (6.6), I. Bowat (6.8), Manuel Pfeifer (6.8), O. Diakité (6.6), Dominik Prokop (6.4), Dominik Frieser (7.0), M. Sangaré (6.7), Donis Avdijaj (7.1) and Maximilian Entrup (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Steinwender, Tobias Kainz (6.6), Julian Halwachs, Maximilian Fillafer (6.6), Tobias Knoflach, Ruben Providence (6.3) and Damjan Kovacevic (6.8).

Substitutions

Hartberg made 4 changes: Dominik Prokop for Ruben Providence (69′), O. Diakité for Tobias Kainz (70′), M. Sangaré for Maximilian Fillafer (82′) and Dominik Frieser for Damjan Kovacevic (82′).

Player of the match: Donis Avdijaj

The most impressive player for Hartberg was Donis Avdijaj.

His rating is 7.1 with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Sturm Graz – Formation

Sturm Graz

Vitezslav Jaros 16.Czech Republic

6.7

David Affengruber 42.Austria

7.5

Gregory Wüthrich 5.Switzerland

7.1

Jusuf Gazibegovic 22.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.0

Dimitri Lavalée 24.Belgium

6.7

Jon Gorenc Stankovic 4.Slovenia

7.5

90'

Alexander Prass 8.Austria

7.3

Otar Kiteishvili 10.Georgia

8.2

90'

63'

Tomi Horvat 19.Slovenia

7.0

79'

W. Bøving 15.Denmark

6.4

64'

M. Biereth 18.Denmark

7.3

79'

Substitutes

L. Marić 31.Austria

N. Geyrhofer 35.Austria

M. Johnston 2.Scotland

David Schnegg 28.Austria

6.1

79'

Stefan Hierländer 25.Austria

90'

A. Camara 36.Mali

7.0

79'

S. Jatta 20.Norway

6.3

64'

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

Christian Ilzer played with: Vitezslav Jaros (6.7), Jusuf Gazibegovic (7.0), David Affengruber (7.5), Gregory Wüthrich (7.1), Dimitri Lavalée (6.7), Tomi Horvat (7.0), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (7.5), Alexander Prass (7.3), Otar Kiteishvili (8.2), M. Biereth (7.3) and W. Bøving (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: M. Johnston, S. Jatta (6.3), Stefan Hierländer , David Schnegg (6.1), L. Marić, N. Geyrhofer and A. Camara (7.0).

Substitutions

Sturm Graz made 4 changes: Otar Kiteishvili for Stefan Hierländer (90′), W. Bøving for S. Jatta (64′), Tomi Horvat for David Schnegg (79′) and M. Biereth for A. Camara (79′).