Sturm Graz cheered: U19 sensationally reaches the round of 16 of the UEFA Youth League!

A big day for the SK Sturm Graz! On Wednesday, the U19 team triumphed in the UEFA Youth League by winning the penalty shootout in the sixteenth final against Lokomotiva in the penalty shootout. With this, the team, led by coach Christoph Wurm, qualified sensationally for the round of 16. According to laola1.at , the entire team celebrated the historical success.

in the competitive game, which ended with a 1-1 after regular season, Sturm Graz came to the lead thanks to a gift from Utrobicic when Osayantin scored his first Youth League goal. However, Durkovic managed to equalize the Croatian. Despite an oppressive superiority in the first half, Sturm Graz was unable to convince what led to a second half, according to Kicker.de . After an exciting penalty shootout, in which Lorenz defended Katic's shot, Wolf decided the match for the Graz with a precise shot in the right corner.

The next step in the Youth Champions League

With this victory, not only the Grazers are in the next round, but also the Salzburgers, who have also continued in the penalty shootout against Celtic. The cheers were great when the players together when celebrating the victory together the Styria classic "S.T.S." sang. The draw for the eighth, quarter and semi-final games will take place on Friday, February 14th, in Nyon. Interestingly, Sturm Graz and Salzburg could only face each other from the quarter -finals, which increases the expectations of exciting encounters in the tournament.