Sturm Graz overcomes Salzburg 2-1 with R. Hojlund scoring 2 goals
GRAZ. Sturm Graz overcame Salzburg to win 2-1. R. Hojlund was the key to score 2 goals.
GRAZ. Sturm Graz topped Salzburg to win 2-1. R. Hojlund was the key to score 2 goals. It was Sturm Graz to strike first with a goal of R. Hojlund at the 24′. Then R. Hojlund scored again for Sturm Graz in the 51′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, M. Kjaergaard reduced the distance for Salzburg with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Salzburg lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was held at the Merkur Arena Stadium in Graz on Saturday and this began at 5:30 pm UTC. The referee was Julian Weinberger with the help of Sebastian Gruber and Stefan Pichler. The 4th official was Safak Barmaksiz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.17 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 48%.
Match Statistics
Salzburg was in firm control of the ball 56% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Salzburg was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Sturm Graz was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Sturm Graz shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Salzburg shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (J. Gorenc Stankovic). On the other side, Salzburg received 4 yellow cards (N. Seiwald, O. Solet, M. Wober and L. Sucic).
After playing this contest, Sturm Graz has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. while Salzburg stays with 3 points (1st).
Match Events
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24'24'
R. Hojlund
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46'46'
M. Kjaergaard
N. Okafor
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46'46'
A. Ulmer
Bernardo
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47'47'
N. Seiwald
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51'51'
R. Hojlund
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72'72'
I. Ljubic
T. Horvat
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76'76'
S. Koita
I. Van der Brempt
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80'80'
M. Wober
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80'80'
O. Solet
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81'81'
V. Demaku
J. Gazibegovic
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85'85'
J. Adamu
Fernando
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87'87'
M. Kjaergaard
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89'89'
D. Schnegg
M. Sarkaria
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89'89'
A. Prass
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89'89'
J. Gorenc Stankovic
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90'90'
L. Sucic
Next match
In the upcoming Admiral Bundesliga match, Sturm Graz will play away against Ried on the 6th of August with a 29-12 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (11 draws).
Salzburg will play away with Hartberg on the 6th of August with a 9-0 head to head statistic in favor of Salzburg (1 draw).
Sturm Graz: Formation and Lineups
Sturm Graz adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Christian Ilzer chose to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl , Jusuf Gazibegovic , Gregory Wüthrich , Alexandar Borković , Amadou Dante , Stefan Hierländer , Jon Gorenc Stanković , Alexander Prass , Tomi Horvat , Rasmus Winther Højlund and Manprit Sarkaria .
Substitutes
Sturm Graz made 3 changes: T. Horvat for I. Ljubic (72′), J. Gazibegovic for V. Demaku (81′) and M. Sarkaria for D. Schnegg (90′).
Top player: Rasmus Winther Højlund
Probably the most impressive player in Sturm Graz was Rasmus Winther Højlund.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Salzburg: Formation and Lineups
Also Salzburg adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Matthias Jaissle played with: Philipp Köhn , Ignace Van der Brempt , Oumar Solet , Bernardo , Maximilian Wöber , Luka Sučić , Nicolas Seiwald , Nicolás Capaldo , Fernando , Noah Okafor and Benjamin Šeško .
Substitutes
Salzburg made 4 changes: N. Okafor for M. Kjaergaard (46′), Bernardo for A. Ulmer (46′), I. Van der Brempt for S. Koita (76′) and Fernando for J. Adamu (85′).
Top player: Maurits Kjaergaard
Probably the most impressive player in Salzburg was Maurits Kjaergaard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga
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