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The Pastoor-Elf were already 3-0 down at halftime. In the end, it was a bitter 4-0 loss to Sturm Graz, who had yet to win.
Sturm Graz achieved the main victory with coach Christian Ilzer in the Bundesliga and thus stopped the devastating series at home. The 4: 0 (3: 0) against Altach in Sunday’s fourth round marked the first home win in the 2020 calendar year and the first after nine consecutive home appearances. Altacher, still without a win, fell to the bottom of the table and faces a crisis earlier this season. Sturm is in sixth place.
Following goals from Ivan Ljubic (9th), Kevin Friesenbichler (17th) and Otar Kiteishvili (41st), the 3,000 spectators at the Merkur Arena were raised to standing ovations before the break. Jakob Jantscher (53rd) did the same in the second half. Vorarlberg’s 2-1 win in their last previous game in Graz remains an outlier in the statistics for the moment: Sturm has won 14 of 18 league games at home.
It didn’t matter that Ilzer was forced to make two defensive changes due to the failures of Niklas Geyrhofer (ankle) and Sandro Ingolitsch (penalty). Swiss Gregory Wüthrich returned to the starting lineup, which also included neo-right back Jusuf Gazibegovic at the end of his first week of training in Graz. Furthermore, Friesenbichler started in the storm in place of Bekim Balaj, and could be recommended with the first goal of the season from a Graz center forward.
In the duel between two previously winless teams, Sturm made the most determined impression from the start. The Graz team ended the opening phase with many fights for the second ball with an advantage: Ljubic concluded the first beautiful action through Kiteishvili and Andreas Kuen with a strong shot to the legs of Altach goalkeeper Tino Casali (9th). The U21 player had recently scored against Hartberg.
Eight minutes later, Sturm followed suit, Jantscher picking up a Dante pass that had slipped through Vorarlberg’s defensive chain and setting up an exemplary cross for Friesenbichler, who had no trouble shooting (17th).
The Altachers, where Nosa Edokpolor made his Bundesliga debut, had much more ball possession, but barely managed to penetrate the danger zone. An embarrassing long-range shot from Samuel Oum Gouet defied storm keeper Jörg Siebenhandl to the max in the first half (40th).
Sturm remained very efficient. Jantscher let Kiteishvili drain, who chose the left angle and caught Casali with his left foot (41). Altach coach Alex Pastoor brought another offense with Simon Tartarotti for the second half, but that wasn’t a factor that day. In the 53rd minute, Jantscher celebrated 4-0. It was Casasli’s turn when the veteran shot, the ball rolled over the line. The playful Kuen had returned to overturn the visiting defense with a cross from mid-space. Comforter for Altach: According to sporting director Christian Möckel, a new central defender will be unveiled on Monday.
The Styrians were able to get their foot off the gas early and gave the opponent some good chances after about an hour. But even in the Altach bombing, the executor is missing after the departure of Sidney Sam and Christian Gebauer. Like in the 61st minute when Tartarotti hit the ball against the crossbar from close range after a cross from Edokpolor. In the end, the Graz team was decisive again, they played home victory easily over time. And Altach started the long journey home with a Pastoor coach, who was suddenly no longer indisputable.
Bundesliga football (fourth round): SK Sturm Graz – SCR Altach final score 4: 0 (3: 0). Graz, Merkur Arena, 3000, SR Jäger.Graz. Tore: 1: 0 (9.) Ljubic 2: 0 (17.) Friesenbichler 3: 0 (41.) Kiteishvili 4: 0 (53.) Jantscher
Sturm: Siebenhandl – Gazibegovic (85 ° Komposch), Wüthrich, Gorenc-Stankovic, Dante – Ljubic – Hierländer, Kiteishvili (73 ° Jäger), Kuen (85 ° Shabanhaxhaj) – Friesenbichler (67 ° Balaj), Jantscher (72 ° Huspek)
Altach: Casali – Anderson, Dabanli, Netzer, Karic – Zwischenbrugger (46 ° Tartarotti), Oum Gouet – Obasi (77 ° Maderner), Fischer, Edokpolor (77 ° Casar) – D. Nussbaumer (87 ° Thurnwald)
Game ticker review SK Sturm Graz vs SCR Altach
Preliminary report on Altach’s party
On matchday four, the SCR Altach ATM faces SK Sturm Graz away from home. The visitor’s curse against the “Blackies” was put on hold last season.
For many years, Graz-Liebenau was not good ground for SCR Altach. After 15 failed attempts, misery away from home was finally banned in December of the previous year. Sidney Sam scored the winning goal 2-1 at the end of injury time after Daniel Nussbaumer had previously used it in exemplary fashion. As a result, the SCRA should lose only one of 15 league games.
A sense of accomplishment that the SCRA would like to take with them right now. In particular, neither the technical team nor the team agreed with the performance against WSG Tirol last weekend. Consequently, Dabanli and company want to show a reaction. “We care mainly about ourselves, we want to bring out our strengths and remedy individual mistakes,” says the Turkish-German, who recently also sported the captain’s bow, the direction of the march.
Cool wind for storm
After the disappointing preseason, in which the international business was lost, despite joining the championship group, Sturm repositioned in the summer. Andreas Schicker, who has taken over the agendas of his former boss Günther Kreissl, is now in charge of the sports fortunes. At debut, Schicker also introduced a new coach. After a mixed season, Christian Ilzer moved to the Mur with FK Austria Wien and would like to secure a sporting change there.
The Blackies have changed a lot in the gaming industry as well. While the best artists like Kiril Despodov, Anastasios Avlonitis or Thorsten Röcher are no longer on board, interesting names like Andreas Kuen, Jon Gorenc Stankovic or Sandro Ingolitsch were drawn to the Merkur Arena.
Two teams for the first win of the season
Like the SCRA, Ilzer’s squad is still waiting for the first win of the season, but he was able to write in all three games played so far. Against SKN St. Pölten, SK Rapid Wien and TSV Hartberg, Sturm took one point each, with just a few seconds lost from the first win of the season at the Styrian Derby last weekend. At the end of injury time, Dario Tadic tied for the storm lead with a penalty. (SCRA)
SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz – CASHPOINT SCR Altach
Sunday, October 4, 2020, 2:30 pm, Merkur Arena
CASHPOINT SCR Altach won their last away match in Graz on 8 December 2019 2-1. This was Vorarlberg’s only away win at SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz (12 losses, 3 draws).
SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz only failed to score in one of 16 home games against CASHPOINT SCR Altach (a total of 44 goals). The exception was 0-0 on September 23, 2017.
CASHPOINT SCR Altach fired 50 shots in the Typical Bundesliga this season, only FC Red Bull Salzburg (59) and LASK (52) more.
CASHPOINT SCR Altach scored the last 4 goals against SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz in the Tipico Bundesliga all in half 2.
SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz did not concede a goal in the first 45 minutes, being the only team in the Tipico Bundesliga this season.
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