“Gizo Mamageishvili breaks the deadlock, finishing off a Simon Seidl assist after Sturm Graz had earlier seen shots blocked and missed.”
Pivotal“LASK level right before the break through Krystof Danek, capping a spell of sustained pressure that included a Xavier Mbuyamba effort saved and a corner won.”
Pivotal“Substitute Oumar Diakité, on for less than ten minutes, restores Sturm Graz's lead after Arjan Malic and George Bello had already tested LASK's defense.”
Pivotal“A chaotic sequence of arguments sees Sascha Horvath, Otar Kiteishvili, and Filip Rózga all booked within the same minute as tempers boil over late on.”
Sturm Graz
LASK
Outstanding performance
Sturm Graz•DefenderLASK dominated the underlying numbers with 65% possession, 25 shots to 14, and a near-unanimous edge in dangerous attacks, yet it was Sturm Graz who found the net when it mattered most. Gizo Mamageishvili's opener against the run of early pressure set the tone, before Krystof Danek leveled right on the stroke of halftime after LASK camped in the final third. The game turned on Sturm's game management after the break, substitute Oumar Diakité scoring within minutes of coming on to restore the hosts' lead at 59', a blow LASK never recovered from despite pushing men forward and creating five big chances of their own. The closing stages descended into chaos with three yellow cards in a five-minute span as tempers frayed, but Sturm Graz held firm to secure a result that flies in the face of their 35% possession share and inferior passing accuracy.
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Filip Rozga comes on for Simon Seidl.
Otar Kiteishvili is substituted off for Gizo Mamageishvili.
Robert Ljubicic comes on for Krystof Danek.
Sasa Kalajdzic is on, and Christoph Lang is off.
Oumar DiakitéOumar Diakite takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Arjan Malic
Goal! Oumar Diakite scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Arjan Malic.
Alemao takes a right-footed shot but misses.
George Bello takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Arjan Malic takes a shot with his head but misses.
Oumar Diakite is on, and Seedy Jatta is off.
Corner awarded.
Krystof DanekKrystof Danek takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Xavier Mbuyamba attempts a header but misses the shot.
The first half ends with the score at 1-1.
Goal! Krystof Danek scores, making it 1-1.
Corner awarded.
Xavier Mbuyamba takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot - George Bello Head Shot Missed
Moses Usor takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Andres Andrade takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jacob Hodl takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Gizo MamageishviliGizo Mamageishvili scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Simon Seidl
Goal! Gizo Mamageishvili scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Simon Seidl.
George Bello takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Valmir Matoshi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Valmir Matoshi takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Andres Andrade takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Arjan Malic takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Seedy Jatta takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Krystof Danek takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Melayro Bogarde takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Sascha Horvath takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kasper Jörgensen's header is blocked.
Kasper Jörgensen takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jacob Hodl takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Andres Andrade attempts a header but misses the shot.
George BelloVAR decision results in the cancellation of the penalty awarded to George Bello.
Jurgen Heil receives a yellow card.
Xavier Mbuyamba takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Christoph Lang takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Sebastian Gishamer.
