Admiral Bundesliga: Sturm Graz tops Wattens 2-1
GRAZ. Sturm Graz beat Wattens to win 2-1.
GRAZ. Sturm Graz beat Wattens to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Sturm Graz to strike first with a goal of J. Gorenc Stankovic at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Schnegg gave the win to Sturm Graz in the 38′ minute with a goal.
The match was held at the Merkur Arena Stadium in Graz on Sunday and this began at 12:30 pm UTC. The referee was Arnes Talic who was helped by Roland Riedel and Jasmin Sabanovic. The 4th official was Florian Jäger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sturm Graz was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Wattens that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Sturm Graz was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sturm Graz won the match.
Sturm Graz shot 18 times, 12 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Wattens shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 2 yellow cards (E. Emegha and M. Sarkaria). On the opposite side, Wattens received 2 yellow cards (D. Stumberger and L. Sulzbacher).
After playing this encounter, Sturm Graz will have 21 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Wattens will stay with 11 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
D. Stumberger
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17'17'
J. Gorenc Stankovic
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20'20'
K. Schulz
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38'38'
D. Schnegg
M. Sarkaria
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59'59'
L. Sulzbacher (Goal Disallowed)
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62'62'
E. Emegha
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65'65'
A. Prass
O. Kiteishvili
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65'65'
J. Jantscher
E. Emegha
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65'65'
I. Ljubic
S. Hierlander
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71'71'
W. Boving
D. Schnegg
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74'74'
M. Sarkaria
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74'74'
T. Prica
S. Ogrinec
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80'80'
L. Sulzbacher
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81'81'
A. Ajeti
M. Sarkaria
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84'84'
J. Naschberger
V. Muller
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84'84'
D. Tomic
B. Blume
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84'84'
J. Forst
L. Sulzbacher
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89'89'
Z. Rogelj
F. Bacher
Next match
In the upcoming Admiral Bundesliga match, Sturm Graz will host Wolfsberger AC on the 16th of October with a 18-18 head to head.
Wattens will host Austria Lustenau on the 15th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Austria Lustenau (0 draws).
Sturm Graz: Formation and Lineups
Sturm Graz started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer chose to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl , Jusuf Gazibegović , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexandar Borković , David Schnegg , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Otar Kiteishvili , Tomi Horvat , Emanuel Emegha and Manprit Sarkaria .
Substitutes
Sturm Graz made 5 changes: O. Kiteishvili for A. Prass (65′), E. Emegha for J. Jantscher (65′), S. Hierlander for I. Ljubic (65′), D. Schnegg for W. Boving (71′) and M. Sarkaria for A. Ajeti (81′).
Top player: David Schnegg
The player who no doubt impressed Sturm Graz the most was David Schnegg.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Wattens: Formation and Lineups
Wattens started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Thomas Silberberger played with: Ferdinand Oswald , Felix Bacher , Raffael Behounek , Dominik Stumberger , Lukas Sulzbacher , Valentino Müller , Bror Blume Jensen , Kofi Schulz , Sandi Ogrinec , Nik Prelec and Thomas Sabitzer .
Substitutes
Wattens made 5 changes: S. Ogrinec for T. Prica (74′), V. Muller for J. Naschberger (84′), B. Blume for D. Tomic (84′), L. Sulzbacher for J. Forst (84′) and F. Bacher for Z. Rogelj (89′).
Best player: Ferdinand Oswald
The player that probably impressed the most for Wattens was the goalkeeper: Ferdinand Oswald. His rating is 8.32. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga
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