Sturm Graz puts the next damper Rapid – DiePresse.com
No success before the European Cup: The Hütteldorfer also lost the second game in the master group.
After four losses in the seven league games in spring Rapid at Sturm Graz to finally get confidence for the quarter-final first leg of the Conference League near Djurgården on Thursday. Nothing came of it, instead it set the next damper for Grün-Weiß 0: 2.
The 15,746 fans in Graz saw a brisk game right from the start, in which Sturm wanted to take the initiative. Three corner balls of the Grazer after less than eight minutes, the master had more game shares and went through William Böving a little happy in the lead (19th). Sturm then shifted to maintain control. Rapid didn’t get a single dangerous shot in the direction of Kjell Scherpen until the break.
The change from rapid coach Robert Klauß (debut by Romeo Amane) did not fruit, and only with the crowbar in the finish storms torschrow. Jonas Auer Waited Scherpen, Gregory Wüthrich clarified for his beaten keeper on the line (86th), then failed Bendeguz Bolla The Kreuzeck (88th). Sturm made the preliminary decision before the multi -minute stoppage time. Grgic was successful after a corner ball.
Sturm presented the Austria and sat down at the top of the table at least until Sunday. Then it is important to make reparations for the bitter cup-off against finalist WAC. (Red.)
