2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season
The 2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season started on 21 July 2018 in the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.
| 2018–19 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Heiko Vogel |
| Stadium | Merkur-Arena |
| Bundesliga | — |
| Austrian Cup | Second round |
| Champions League | Second qualifying round |
| Europa League | Third qualifying round |
Bundesliga
July and August
Sturm Graz opened their Bundesliga campaign against TSV Hartberg on 28 July 2018.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[2] Lukas Spendlhofer, Markus Pink, and Philipp Hosiner scored for Sturm Graz.[2] Tasos Avlonitis scored an own goal and Dario Tadić scored for Hartsberg.[2] Matchday two took place on 4 August 2018 against Wacker Innsbruck.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[3] Sturm Graz got two goals from Lukas Grozurek and a goal from Markus Pink.[4] Martin Harrer scored two goals for Wacker Innsbruck.[4] Matchday three happened on 12 August 2018.[1] SKN St. Pölten won the match 2–0[5] with goals from Daniel Luxbacher and Taxiarchis Fountas.[6]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Last updated: 19 August 2018.
Source:
Bundesliga results
| 28 July 2018 1 | Sturm Graz | 3–2 | Hartberg | Graz |
| 17:00 | Obermair  1'Spendlhofer  19'Pink 25'Filipe Ferreira 45+2'Hierländer 80'Hosiner 82' |
Summary | Avlonitis 6' (o.g.) Tadić 47'Ljubic 90+5' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,952 Referee: René Eisner |
| 4 August 2018 2 | Wacker Innsbruck | 2–3 | Sturm Graz | Innsbruck |
| 17:00 | Vallci 58' Harrer 77' 84'Rakowitz 80' |
Summary | Grozurek 21' 60' Pink 56'Eze 90+2' |
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 7,820 Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 12 August 2018 3 | St. Pölten | 2–0 | Sturm Graz | Sankt Pölten |
| 17:00 | Luxbacher 12' 52' Fountas 86' |
Summary | Spendlhofer 28' Koch 66'Žulj 77'Hosiner 90+3' |
Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 3,330 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 19 August 2018 4 | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Rheindorf Altach | Graz |
| 17:00 | Grozurek 38' |
Summary | Gouet 47'  90+3'Aigner 70'Dobras 77' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 8,531 Referee: Andreas Heiß |
| 25 August 2018 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 1–1 | Sturm Graz | Wolfsberg |
| 17:00 | Schmerböck 42' Orgill 83' |
Summary | Pink 48' Žulj 67' |
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
| 2 September 2018 6 | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Rapid Wien | Graz |
| 17:00 | Žulj 37' (pen.) Maresic 43' |
Summary | Schwab 25' Alar 78'Auer 87' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 14,7668 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
| 15 September 2018 7 | Admira | 2–3 | Sturm Graz | Maria Enzersdorf |
| 17:00 | Paintsil 24' Soiri 58'Jakoliš 65' 66'Maier 88' |
Summary | Žulj 12' Avlonitis 53'Hosiner 72'Lackner 86'Grozurek 89' |
Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
| 22 September 2018 8 | Sturm Graz | 1–2 | Mattersburg | Graz |
| 17:00 | Spendlhofer 12' |
Summary | Pušić 10' 76' Renner 60' 62'Kerschbaumer 64'Höller 88'Mahrer  90'Jefté Betancor 90+3' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
| 30 September 2018 9 | LASK | 0–0 | Sturm Graz | Pasching |
| 17:00 | Ranftl 62' |
Summary | Avlonitis 59' Hierländer 90' |
Stadium: TGW Arena Attendance: 5,538 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 7 October 2018 10 | Sturm Graz | 1–2 | Salzburg | Graz |
| 17:00 | Žulj 43' |
Summary | Gulbrandsen 28' Daka 42'Lainer 53'Samassékou 77'Stankovic 90+5' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 12,595 Referee: Julian Weinberger |
| 21 October 2018 11 | Austria Wien | 1–1 | Sturm Graz | Vienna |
| 17:00 | Cuevas 32' Friesenbichler 48' |
Summary | Žulj 8' Hierländer 25' 61'Koch 39'Spendlhofer 79' |
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber |
| 27 October 2018 12 | Hartberg | 2–0 | Sturm Graz | Hartberg |
| 17:00 | Rep 57' 66' 89' Sittsam 60'Rasswalder 63'Ljubic 78' |
Summary | Žulj 80' Kiteishvili 90+2' |
Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 3 November 2018 13 | Sturm Graz | 1–1 | Wacker Innsbruck | Graz |
| 17:00 | Maresic 26' Koch 52' 55' |
Summary | Henning 29' Dedić 72' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,585 Referee: Dominik Ouschan |
| 10 November 2018 14 | Sturm Graz | 0–0 | St. Pölten | Graz |
| 17:00 | Pink 17' Maresic 26'Eze 45+3'Žulj 49'Lackner 77' |
Summary | Luxbacher 13' Rasner 51'Luan 70' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,624 Referee: Andreas Heiß |
| 25 November 2018 15 | Rheindorf Altach | 0–2 | Sturm Graz | Altach |
| 14:30 | Dobras 41' Karic 90+2' |
Summary | Eze 19' Avlonitis 23'Žulj 42'Grozurek 90+3' |
Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena Attendance: 3,876 Referee: Harald Lechner |
| 2 December 2018 16 | Sturm Graz | 3–0 | Wolfsberger AC | Graz |
| 17:00 | Eze 45' Lema 85'Kiteishvili 88' |
Summary | Solbauer 57' Rnić 60'Orgill 90+4' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik |
| 9 December 2018 17 | Rapid Wien | 0–0 | Sturm Graz | Wien |
| 17:00 | Schwab 38' Martic 60'Murg 90+4' |
Summary | Žulj 12' Lovrić 47'Hierländer 78' |
Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 17,114 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer |
| 15 December 2018 18 | Sturm Graz | 3–0 | Admira | Graz |
| 17:00 | Koch 64' Žulj 73'Hosiner 90+3' |
Summary | Hjulmand 33' |
Stadium: Merkur-Arena Attendance: 9,149 Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer |
| 24 February 2019 19 | Mattersburg | v | Sturm Graz | Mattersburg |
| 14:30 | Stadium: Pappelstadion |
Austrian Cup
Austrian Cup review
Sturm Graz opened up their 2018–19 season in the first round of the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 2–0 with goals from Markus Pink and Stefan Hierländer.[7]
Austrian Cup results
| Rd | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Goalscorers | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm Graz | Opponent | ||||||
| 1 | 21 Jul. | A | Siegendorf | 2–0 | Pink 25' Hierländer 51' | — | [7] |
Europe
European review
Sturm Graz were drawn against AFC Ajax in the second qualifying round draw.[8] On 25 July 2018, Ajax won the first leg 2–0[9] with goals from Hakim Ziyech and Lasse Schöne.[10] Ajax won 3–1 in the second leg on 1 August 2018[11] and 5–1 on aggregate.[12] André Onana scored an own goal for Sturm Graz.[12] Ajax got two goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and a goal from Dušan Tadić.[12]
Sturm Graz entered the third qualifying round of the Europa League[11] after losing 5–1 on aggregate to Ajax in the second qualifying round of Champions League.[12] Sturm Graz were drawn against the winner of the AEK Larnaca–Dundalk tie.[13] AEK Larnaca won the tie 4–0 on aggregate.[14] AEK Larnaca won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Joan Guillem Truyols and Ivan Tričkovski.[15] Stefan Hierländer was sent–off during the match.[15] An assistant referee was hit by a mug during the match.[16] In the second leg, AEK Larnaca won the match 5–0[17] with three goals from Ivan Tričkovski and a goal from the penalty mark from Jorge Larena and a goal from Florian Taulemesse.[18] With the loss, Sturm Graz were knocked out of the Europa League 7–0 on aggregate.[17]
European results
| Leg | Date | H/A | Opponent | Res. F–A | Agg. score F–A | Goalscorers | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturm Graz | Opponent | ||||||||||
| UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round | |||||||||||
| FL | 25 Jul. | A | Ajax | 0–2 | — | — | Ziyech 15' Schöne 57' | [10] | |||
| SL | 1 Aug. | H | Ajax | 1–3 | 1–5 | Onana 89' (o.g.) | Huntelaar 39', 77' Tadić 48' | [12] | |||
| UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |||||||||||
| FL | 9 Aug. | H | AEK Larnaca | 0–2 | — | — | Truyols 46' Tričkovski 74' | [15] | |||
| SL | 16 Aug. | A | AEK Larnaca | 0–5 | 0–7 | — | Tričkovski 8', 67', 80' Larena 65' (pen.)Taulemesse 86' | [18] | |||
References
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- "Sturm gewinnt 3:2 gegen Innsbruck". oe24.at. Österreich. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Wacker Innsbruck vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- "St. Pölten kletterte auf Platz zwei - Rapid enttäuschte" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "St. Pölten vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Sturm schießt sich souverän in nächste Runde". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Sturm trifft in CL-Quali auf Top-Klub". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Sturm Graz unterlag Ajax auswärts 0:2". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 SK Sturm Graz". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "1:3 - Ajax lässt Sturm-Träume platzen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Sturm Graz vs. Ajax 1 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Flanagan, Aaron; Hynes, Robert (26 July 2018). "Europa League third qualifying round draw recap as Cork City and Dundalk learned their potential opponents". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "AEK Larnaca vs. Dundalk 4 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- "Sturm Graz vs. AEK Larnaca 0 - 2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Mega-Skandal: Linienrichter von Becher getroffen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Sturm-Debakel: Kreissl platzt der Kragen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "AEK Larnaca vs. Sturm Graz 5 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.