2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season

The 2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season started on 21 July 2018 in the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.

Sturm Graz
2018–19 season
ManagerHeiko Vogel
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Bundesliga—
Austrian CupSecond round
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round

Bundesliga

Bundesliga review

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]

September and October

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 1Sturm Graz3–2HartbergGraz
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 2Wacker Innsbruck2–3Sturm GrazInnsbruck
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 3St. Pölten2–0Sturm GrazSankt 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 4Sturm Graz1–1Rheindorf AltachGraz
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 5Wolfsberger AC1–1Sturm GrazWolfsberg
17:00 Schmerböck  42'
Orgill  83'		 Summary Pink  48'
Žulj  67'		 Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Christopher Jäger
2 September 2018 6Sturm Graz1–1Rapid WienGraz
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 7Admira2–3Sturm GrazMaria 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 8Sturm Graz1–2MattersburgGraz
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 9LASK0–0Sturm GrazPasching
17:00 Ranftl  62' Summary Avlonitis  59'
Hierländer  90'		 Stadium: TGW Arena
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Harald Lechner
7 October 2018 10Sturm Graz1–2SalzburgGraz
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 11Austria Wien1–1Sturm GrazVienna
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 12Hartberg2–0Sturm GrazHartberg
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 13Sturm Graz1–1Wacker InnsbruckGraz
17:00 Maresic  26'
Koch  52'  55'		 Summary Henning  29'
Dedić  72'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
10 November 2018 14Sturm Graz0–0St. PöltenGraz
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 15Rheindorf Altach0–2Sturm GrazAltach
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 16Sturm Graz3–0Wolfsberger ACGraz
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 17Rapid Wien0–0Sturm GrazWien
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 18Sturm Graz3–0AdmiraGraz
17:00 Koch  64'
Žulj  73'
Hosiner  90+3'		 Summary Hjulmand  33' Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
24 February 2019 19MattersburgvSturm GrazMattersburg
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
RdDateH/AOpponentRes.
F–A		GoalscorersRef.
Sturm GrazOpponent
121 Jul.ASiegendorf2–0Pink  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
LegDateH/AOpponentRes.
F–A		Agg. score
F–A		GoalscorersRef.
Sturm GrazOpponent
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
FL25 Jul.AAjax0–2——Ziyech  15'
Schöne  57'		[10]
SL1 Aug.HAjax1–31–5Onana  89' (o.g.)Huntelaar  39', 77'
Tadić  48'		[12]
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
FL9 Aug.HAEK Larnaca0–2——Truyols  46'
Tričkovski  74'		[15]
SL16 Aug.AAEK Larnaca0–50–7—Tričkovski  8', 67', 80'
Larena  65' (pen.)
Taulemesse  86'		[18]
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References
  1. "Sturm Graz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. "3:2! Zittersieg für Sturm im Steirer-Derby". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Sturm gewinnt 3:2 gegen Innsbruck". oe24.at. Österreich. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "Wacker Innsbruck vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "St. Pölten kletterte auf Platz zwei - Rapid enttäuschte" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "St. Pölten vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "Sturm schießt sich souverän in nächste Runde". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "Sturm trifft in CL-Quali auf Top-Klub". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. "Sturm Graz unterlag Ajax auswärts 0:2". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. "Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 SK Sturm Graz". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. "1:3 - Ajax lässt Sturm-Träume platzen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Sturm Graz vs. Ajax 1 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. 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.
  14. "AEK Larnaca vs. Dundalk 4 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  15. "Sturm Graz vs. AEK Larnaca 0 - 2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. "Mega-Skandal: Linienrichter von Becher getroffen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  17. "Sturm-Debakel: Kreissl platzt der Kragen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  18. "AEK Larnaca vs. Sturm Graz 5 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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