Sturm Graz celebrates historical Champions League victory against Girona

Sturm Graz celebrates historical Champions League victory against Girona

A historical event for the football club Sturm Graz was celebrated on Wednesday evening in the Wörthersee Stadium. In front of 21,502 spectators, the "Blackies" won 1-0 against the Spanish club Girona. The victory was not only the first for Sturm Graz in the group phase of the Champions League this year, but also the first success against a Spanish Team in seven European Cup duels. This brings the association a valuable premium of 2.1 million euros.

The decisive goal scored the decisive goal in the 59th minute after transforming a deflected shot from Seedy Jatta. This goal was particularly remarkable because the club's first goal in this Champions League season was created by an own goal of the opposing team. President Christian Jauk emphasized that happiness has finally returned, which can be underlined with a view to some missed opportunities by the giron players.

a perfect debut for Jürgen Saumel

interim coach Jürgen Säumel, who underlines his successful first impression with this victory, was praised by the players as a "super coach". "The team implemented a good plan perfectly," said Saumel after the game. The trainer is increasingly enjoying the trust of the players, and many indicate that he could remain in office beyond winter.

In addition, Russian goalkeeper Daniil Khudyakov was able to hold zero in his first competitive game, a decisive result in such an important game. Ion Gorenc Stankovic also celebrated his comeback after an injury and contributed to the stable defense performance. Despite a non -comprehensible change by Malick Yalcouye, the game controlled after the lead goal and occasionally set dangerous accents.

With this victory, Sturm Graz was able to grant himself 29th place in the overall ranking of the Champions League and thus continues to have a little chance of play-off. The joy of the success was also noticeable in the team of Canal+, which transferred both the victory of Salzburg and that of Sturm.

Success was also registered by former club members in the Europa League. Christian Ilzer and Andreas Schicker, ex-coach and sports director of the club, followed the triumph from Braga, where their new team, Hoffenheim, plays against Sporting Braga. In addition, Sturm Graz also stays in the Youth League after achieving a tie against Girona.

For further information and a detailed view of the game, see the current report peterlinden.live .