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On Saturday, the 12th round of the Tipico Bundesliga saw the duel Sturm Graz vs. SKN St. Pölten on the program. The Styrians celebrated with this the fifth consecutive league victory and at the end he clearly prevailed with 3: 0 (1: 0). The “Blackies” will at least hibernate in third place on the table.
The guests encountered the game’s first notable offensive action. On a cross pass from Blauensteiner, storm defender Dante made “the fireman” (3rd). After that, however, the hosts clearly took over. Sturm Graz acted with force and without frills and put pressure on those in Lower Austria. Kuen (11th) could have put the Styrians in the lead from the start. A little later, following a Schulz attack on Friesenbichler, there could have been penalties, possibly even should. Referee Ebner had a different opinion (19th). In the 29th minute the moment had come and the hosts went ahead. After a dream pass from Kiteishvili, Jantscher runs alone to the guest door and deliberately achieves the well-deserved 1-0 lead. Only after conceding the goal did the guests get back to doing their thing. Schmidt and Davies could have provided the tie. He stayed with the subjunctive.
Even after the break, the hosts’ goalkeeper was the center of interest. In the 54th minute he decisively shortened the angle against St. Pölten’s winger Blauensteiner. At the next corner, Luan almost tied. Emphasis on “almost”. Sturm Graz “sank” a bit in the first 20 minutes. However, as in the previous week, the hosts immediately made several changes. In the 70th minute, the Styrians were rewarded with the second goal. A blocked shot from Kuen landed in front of Friesenbichler’s legs and the net made it 2-0. The third hit seven minutes later. After a free kick from Jantscher, Balaj headed for the final score 3-0 (77th). This could have been even clearer in the end. Balaj hit the crossbar in the 88th minute.
On the table, Sturm Graz temporarily improved to second place on the table. The gap with the leader Red Bull Salzburg is only one point. However, the police played one game less. On the opposite side, SKN St. Pölten winters in sixth place.
Sturm Graz vs. SKN St. Pölten 3: 0 (1: 0)
Merkur Arena, no spectators (coronavirus), SR Ebner
Tore: Jantscher (29.), Friesenbichler (70.), Balaj (77.)
Sturm Graz: Siebenhandl – Ingolitsch (83./Gazibegovic), Nemeth, Wüthrich, Dante – Hierländer, Gorenc-Stankovic (83./Jäger), Kiteishvili, Kuen (72./Ljubic) – Friesenbichler (71./Balaj), Jantscher (85th Huspek)
SKN St. Pölten: Riegler – Steinwender, Luan, Muhamedbegovic – Blauensteiner (81./Tanzmayr), Luxbacher (78./Asadi), R. Ljubicic, Schulz – Davies, Schmidt, Hugi (74./Schütz)
19.12.2020
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