Admiral Bundesliga: Sturm Graz recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Rapid Vienna 2-1
WIEN. Sturm Graz found a way to turn the table against Rapid Vienna to win 2-1.
WIEN. Sturm Graz was able to turn the table against Rapid Vienna to win 2-1. It was Rapid Vienna to strike first with a goal of N. Kuhn at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Horvat gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 86′ minute with a penalty.
M. Moormann received a red card (84′). This red card was one of the reason why Rapid Vienna lost the match.
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 Christopher Jäger who had the assistance of Markus Reichholf and Jasmin Sabanovic. The 4th official was Alain Sadikovski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Rapid Vienna was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sturm Graz that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Rapid Vienna was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sturm Graz found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Rapid Vienna shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sturm Graz shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rapid Vienna received 5 yellow cards (J. Auer, M. Koscelnik, K. Wimmer, B. Zimmermann and A. Pejic). On the opposite side, Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (A. Prass and J. Gazibegovic).
(Rapid Vienna) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (84′).
After this contest, Rapid Vienna will stay with 7 points like Wattens to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Sturm Graz will have 8 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
N. Kuhn
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21'21'
A. Prass
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24'24'
G. Wuthrich
M. Sarkaria
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36'36'
J. Gazibegovic
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46'46'
I. Ljubic
A. Prass
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47'47'
M. Fuseini
C. Lang
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58'58'
J. Auer
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61'61'
D. Affengruber
S. Hierlander
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68'68'
K. Wimmer
L. Querfeld
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68'68'
F. Druijf
G. Burgstaller
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72'72'
E. Emegha
M. Sarkaria
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73'73'
M. Koscelnik
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80'80'
B. Zimmermann
P. Greil
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84'84'
M. Moormann
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84'84'
K. Wimmer
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86'86'
T. Horvat (Penalty)
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88'88'
D. Schnegg
A. Dante
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90'90'
B. Zimmermann
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90'90'
A. Pejic
Next match
In the upcoming Admiral Bundesliga match, Rapid Vienna will play away against Rheindorf Altach on the 4th of September with a 16-12 head to head statistic in favor of Rapid Vienna (10 draws).
Sturm Graz will host Hartberg on the 3rd of September with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Sturm Graz (1 draw).
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 , Martin Koscelník , Leopold Querfeld , Martin Moormann , Jonas Antonius Auer , Roman Kerschbaum , Aleksa Pejić , Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn , Patrick Greil , Marco Grüll and Guido Burgstaller .
Substitutes
Rapid Vienna made 3 changes: L. Querfeld for K. Wimmer (68′), G. Burgstaller for F. Druijf (68′) and P. Greil for B. Zimmermann (80′).
Top player: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn
Probably the most impressive player in Rapid Vienna was Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. 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 other side, Christian Ilzer played with: Jörg Siebenhandl , Jusuf Gazibegovic , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexandar Borković , Amadou Dante , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Christoph Lang and Manprit Sarkaria .
Substitutes
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: A. Prass for I. Ljubic (46′), C. Lang for M. Fuseini (47′), S. Hierlander for D. Affengruber (61′), M. Sarkaria for E. Emegha (72′) and A. Dante for D. Schnegg (88′).
Top player: Gregory Wüthrich
Probably the most impressive player in Sturm Graz was Gregory Wüthrich.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga
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