29/05 - 20:00
Sturm Graz defeated Red Bull Salzburg in a win on Saturday, 1x3, in the match for the 8th round. In this competition, Salzburg's team came from a draw, and Graz's team came from a defeat. Jakob Jantscher made a tremendous game.
The first half came to an end without goals.
The opening goal was scored by Iván Ljubic after 48 minutes, with a left-foot strike. With 53 minutes on the clock, Jakob Jantscher strucked the second goal for Sturm Graz, with a right-foot shot, with Stefan Hierländer making the assist. In the 59th minute, Jakob Jantscher struck for Graz's team, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area, laid on by Sandro Ingolitsch. Mergim Berisha netted the last goal in the closing stages of the game with a right-foot strike from outside the box. With this goal, Mergim Berisha recorded his five goal this season.
After the result Red Bull Salzburg is 1st in the table, 19 points, while Sturm Graz occupy 4th place, 13 points. With regard to the next fixture, Christian Ilzer's team will host WSG Tirol. Meanwhile, Jesse Marsch's team will play away against SKN St. Pölten.
| Red Bull Salzburg | Sturm Graz | |||
2 | Shots | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Total Tackles | 3 | 7 |
2 | Tackles Won | 2 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Ball steals | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 70 | Total Passes | 36 | 8 |
| 7 | 61 | Passes Completed | 22 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | Saves | 3 | 7 |
4 | Fouls Committed | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Fouls Suffered | 4 | 7 |
