“Nelson Weiper opens the scoring for Sturm Graz, heading home seven minutes after coming on as a substitute, with Simon Seidl providing the assist to make it 1-0.”
Pivotal“Nelson Weiper doubles his tally and Sturm Graz's lead with a second goal, again assisted by Simon Seidl, to make it 2-0 and effectively end the contest.”
Pivotal
Hartberg
Sturm Graz
Outstanding performance
Sturm Graz•AttackerSturm Graz arrived at Hartberg having already dominated the statistical battle for long stretches, peppering the hosts with 20 shots to six and creating four big chances to none, but the match turned decisively in the 61st minute when Hartberg midfielder Konstantin Schopp collected his second yellow card for a foul, leaving his side to defend with ten men for the remainder of the game. Sturm head coach reacted immediately, throwing on Nelson Weiper and Simon Seidl among a wave of substitutes, and the pair combined to break the deadlock in the 69th minute before Weiper headed home a second in the 81st to put the result beyond doubt. Hartberg, who had kept themselves in the contest through goalkeeper resilience — recording four saves against Sturm's five on target — simply had no answer once reduced to ten men, finishing with a 41 percent dominance share and looking leggy in the final quarter. The win keeps Sturm Graz firmly in the conversation at the top of the Admiral Bundesliga table and continues their strong early-season form, while Hartberg's afternoon ended in frustration, capped by Albert Vallci's late yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct that summarised the mood of a deflating defeat.
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Corner awarded.
Paul Koller is on, and Jurgen Heil is off.
Corner awarded.
Agustin Urrutia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nikolaus Feldhofer comes on for Tobias Kainz.
Chilohem Onuoha comes on for Habib Coulibaly.
Nelson WeiperShot from Nelson Weiper with his right foot results in a goal.
Corner awarded.
assist: Simon Seidl
Goal! Nelson Weiper scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Simon Seidl.
Goal! Nelson Weiper scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Simon Seidl.
Axel Kayombo is on, and Seedy Jatta is off.
Jacob Hodl takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot - Albert Vallci Head Shot Missed
Emran Soglo takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Oliver Lukic is substituted for Youba Diarra.
Agustin Urrutia comes on for Marco Hoffmann.
Nelson WeiperShot! Nelson Weiper scores with a header.
assist: Simon Seidl
Shot! Nelson Weiper scores with a header.
Goal! Nelson Weiper scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Simon Seidl.
Youba Diarra takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jed Drew is substituted for Angelo Gattermayer.
Corner awarded.
On comes Gizo Mamageishvili, replacing Simon Seidl.
Nelson Weiper comes on for Szymon Wlodarczyk.
Emran Soglo comes on for Luis Francisco Balbo Vieira.
Emran Soglo comes on for Luis Francisco Balbo Vieira.
Second yellow card issued to Konstantin Schopp.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
Albert Vallci takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Seedy Jatta takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jacob Hodl takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Gizo Mamageishvili attempts a header but misses the shot.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Gizo Mamageishvili takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Konstantin SchoppYellow CardKonstantin Schopp receives a yellow card.
Konstantin Schopp takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Angelo Gattermayer takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Angelo Gattermayer takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Angelo Gattermayer takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Paul Komposch takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Seedy Jatta takes a header, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jacob Hodl takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Julian Weinberger.
