Admiral Bundesliga: Rapid Vienna clutches a draw versus Sturm Graz
WIEN. Rapid Vienna managed to snatch a late draw against Sturm Graz with a late goal from C. Knasmullner.
WIEN. Rapid Vienna was capable to clinch a draw against Sturm Graz with a late goal from C. Knasmullner scored in the (89′) after Sturm Graz got a lead with a penalty from M. Sarkaria (75′).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadion stadium in Wien on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In the presence of 20,200 spectators. The referee was Sebastian Gishamer who was helped by Roland Riedel and Markus Reichholf. The 4th official was Julian Weinberger. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 15 degrees Celsius or 59.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in 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.
Rapid Vienna was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Rapid Vienna to win the match.
Rapid Vienna shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Rapid Vienna received 4 yellow cards (M. Moormann, M. Hofmann, M. Grull and F. Stojkovic). On the other side, Sturm Graz received 4 yellow cards (J. Gorenc Stankovic, R. Hojlund, J. Jantscher and G. Wuthrich).
Also, Sturm Graz didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Wuthrich (Sturm Graz) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (82′).
After this match, Rapid Vienna will have 22 points to move up in the 6th place. On the other side, Sturm Graz will have 30 points to move down in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
L. Querfeld
C. Dibon
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18'18'
M. Moormann
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40'40'
M. Hofmann
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43'43'
J. Gorenc Stankovic
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50'50'
R. Hojlund
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53'53'
J. Jantscher
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56'56'
I. Ljubic
J. Gorenc Stankovic
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58'58'
Otar Kiteishvili
Anderson Niangbo
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58'58'
Manprit Sarkaria
Jakob Jantscher
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62'62'
Lukas Jäger
Otar Kiteishvili
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68'68'
Gregory Wüthrich
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73'73'
Manprit Sarkaria (Penalty awarded)
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75'75'
D. Petrovic
M. Oswald
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74'74'
Yusuf Demir
Thorsten Schick
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75'75'
Manprit Sarkaria (Penalty)
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75'75'
Marco Grüll
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75'75'
Christoph Knasmüllner
Bernhard Zimmermann
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82'82'
Gregory Wüthrich
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87'87'
Nicolas Binder
Maximilian Hofmann
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89'89'
Christoph Knasmüllner
Nicolas Binder
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90'90'
Filip Stojković
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90'90'
F. Feldhofer
Next match
In the upcoming Admiral Bundesliga match, Rapid Vienna will host Austria Klagenfurt on the 27th of April with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Rapid Vienna (1 draw).
Sturm Graz will host Salzburg on the 27th of April with a 40-11 head to head in favor of Salzburg (16 draws).
Rapid Vienna: Formation and Lineups
Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ferdinand Feldhofer chose to play with the following team: Niklas Hedl , Filip Stojković , Christopher Dibon, Maximilian Hofmann , Martin Moormann , Moritz Oswald , Robert Ljubičić , Thorsten Schick , Ferdy Druijf , Marco Grüll and Bernhard Zimmermann .
Substitutes
Rapid Vienna made 5 changes: C. Dibon for L. Querfeld (7′), T. Schick for Y. Demir (74′), B. Zimmermann for C. Knasmullner (75′), M. Oswald for D. Petrovic (75′) and M. Hofmann for N. Binder (87′).
Top player: Thorsten Schick
Probably the most impressive player in Rapid Vienna was Thorsten Schick.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Sturm Graz: Formation and Lineups
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the opposite side, Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl , Jusuf Gazibegovic , David Affengruber , Gregory Wüthrich , Amadou Dante , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stankovič , Alexander Prass , Anderson Niangbo , Rasmus Winther Højlund and Jakob Jantscher .
Sturm Graz could not rely on the presence of I. Ljubic (injured).
Substitutes
Sturm Graz made 3 changes: J. Gorenc Stankovic for I. Ljubic (56′), J. Jantscher for M. Sarkaria (58′) and A. Niangbo for O. Kiteishvili (58′).
Top player: Amadou Dante
The player who no doubt impressed Sturm Graz the most was Amadou Dante.
His rating is with 29 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga
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