Sturm – Austria Salzburg 3:1: Sturm don’t give Austria Salzburg a chance and are in the last sixteen of the cup
Final score storm – Austria Salzburg 3:1.
90 minutes: Kalman is there again, this time against Prass.
88 minutes: Lang checks Kalman, but he’s in a good mood today and dives quickly.
83 minutes: Double goal scorer Sarkaria leaves the field, Christoph Lang comes to the minutes.
82 minutes: What a hammer! Hierlänger hit the ball from 25 meters on the bar, Kalman had just looked after the shot in disbelief.
81 minutes: Sarkaria finishes with a header, but the ball delicately goes wide of the post.
TOR in the 79th minute: But now! Fuseini falls slightly in the penalty area, but the referee points to the penalty spot. Sarkaria stays cool and safely converts to 3:1.
77 minutes: And if Fuseini had made a significant contribution. The young Ghanaian plays his speed on the right, puts it in the middle and Ljubic pushes the leather past the pole.
75 minutes: Christian Ilzer reacts to the suddenly close affair, takes Jusuf Gazibegovic and Emegha off the field and brings new forces to the offensive with Stefan Hierländer and Mohammed Fuseini.
TOR in the 72nd minute: And then it happened! Out of nowhere, the guests scored a goal, Sturm couldn’t clear a corner kick enough, the ball bounced in front of Marinko Sorda’s feet and the shooter didn’t give a chance. Only 2: 1 for Sturm.
63 minutes: Sarkaria plays Prass wonderfully free, who wants to use Stangler to serve Emegha, but the striker is a toe too small despite his size. Afterwards, today’s captain Gregory Wüthrich leaves the field, Dominik Oroz is new to the game.
61 minutes: After a direct free kick from the edge of the penalty area, Tobias Schützenauer, who replaced Jörg Siebenhandl in goal, has to intervene for the first time and is slightly uncertain.
52 minutes: Emegha gets the ball deep and the low shot fails at Kalman’s foot, but was previously offside anyway.
50 minutes: Schnegg cross, Ljubic, who now plays for Horvat on the ten, comes rushing in and does it like colleague Prass two minutes ahead of him.
48 minutes: Prass in a beautiful interaction with Sarkaria, from ten meters the first chases the ball quickly over the stadium roof.
46th minute: Tomi Horvat stays in the dressing room with Jon Gorenc Stankovic in the game.
half-time break
half-time break: Storm clearly makes the game here in the rain, the class difference is unmistakable. While the Grazers are still missing the last emphasis in front of the goal, Salzburg does not play offensively at all. If it weren’t for a soccer cup game, you could already think that the game is over.
42 minutes: Schnegg plays Prass free in the penalty area, he can die crossed directly, his shot just goes over the goal.
39 minutes: Prass does a strong solo near the baseline, pulls with his shot from an acute angle, but clearly.
TOR in the 30th minute: Sarkaria is sent fantastically from the right, the number 11 runs to the baseline and brings the ball to the middle, which Hausberger ultimately pushes over his own goal line. 2-0 for the storm.
25 minutes: Sarkaria tries it after winning the ball from a distance, Kalman puts on a flight show.
22 minutes: Alexander Prass takes a powerful shot in the penalty area, Kalman is able to parry. So far, only the Bundesliga team from Graz has played here.
20 minutes: Sarkaria quickly with the brace, but he doesn’t hit the ball properly.
15 minutes: Emegha drains, Tomi Horvat takes the ball directly, Kalman has problems with the shot from 20 meters.
14 minutes: After a free kick, Emanuel Emegha climbed up in the six-yard box and forced Kalman to make a brilliant save from close range.
TOR in the 12th minute: Manprit Sarkaria receives the ball in the box, doesn’t hesitate with the shot from the inside right and beats goalkeeper Kalman flat in the goalkeeper’s corner.
8 minutes: Alexander Prass takes aim from a long throw outside the box, but the first shot on goal of the game goes wide of the post.
5 minutes: David Schnegg falls rudely on the center line, Manuel Krainz sees a yellow card early on.
1 minute: The start of the game has to be delayed, the Sturm fans ignite loudly, the resulting smoke prevents a clear view. A little later, the guest fans also get involved in the pyro events.
Before kick-off
Win or fly: SK Sturm Graz must defeat Austria Salzburg today if they want to make it into the round of 16 of the ÖFB Cup. Jörg Siebenhandl is not part of the game this time: The goalkeeper is injured, Tobias Schützen is missing instead of in goal.
Emanuel Emegha is in the starting XI in the center of the attack for the first time. Compared to Graz’s 2-1 away win against Rapid in the Bundesliga, there are six changes. Schützenauer, Emegha, Vesel Demaku, David Schnegg, Ivan Ljubic and David Affengruber replace Siebenhandl, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Amadou Dante, Christoph Lang, Alexandar Borkovic and Stefan Hierländer. Gregory Wüthrich plays the captain’s loop for the captain.