SK Sturm Graz vs Girona, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
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Girona lost 1-0 at Sturm Graz in the Champions League on Wednesday as Mika Biereth's second-half goal secured the hosts' first points of the competition's league phase.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 4': Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 10': Attempt missed. Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsyhankov with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Alejandro Francés.
- 12': Attempt saved. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Bøving with a cross.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 13': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (Girona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Viktor Tsyhankov with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 18': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Lavalée.
- 19': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 20': Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 22': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Iván Martín (Girona) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 25': Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Bryan Gil (Girona).
- 29': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 29': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
- 32': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 32': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Juanpe (Girona).
- 33': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 37': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Alejandro Francés (Girona).
- 37': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 41': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona).
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 45'+3': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Girona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0, Girona 0.
- 47': Bojan Miovski (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 48': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 50': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 51': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Substitution, Girona. Yáser Asprilla replaces Iván Martín.
- 52': Offside, Girona. Bojan Miovski is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 53': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
- 54': Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Bryan Gil (Girona).
- 57': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
- 57': Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tochi Chukwuani with a through ball.
- 58': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Girona 0. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Alejandro Francés (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
- 62': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 64': Foul by Bryan Gil (Girona).
- 64': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Bryan Gil (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Erencan Yardimci replaces Seedy Jatta.
- 65': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Horvat.
- 66': Daley Blind (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 67': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Bojan Miovski.
- 67': Substitution, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Daley Blind.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Francés (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 72': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Tochi Chukwuani.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Alejandro Francés.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Abel Ruiz replaces Viktor Tsyhankov.
- 76': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Mika Biereth.
- 77': Daniil Khudyakov (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 79': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 80': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Girona).
- 80': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Erencan Yardimci is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, Girona. Conceded by William Bøving.
- 83': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Erencan Yardimci.
- 84': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Tochi Chukwuani.
- 85': Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Daniil Khudyakov.
- 87': Attempt missed. Erencan Yardimci (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 88': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 88': Oriol Romeu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 90': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces William Bøving.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Ruiz with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 90'+4': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 90'+4': Foul by Stefan Hierländer (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 90'+4': Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Girona 0.
- 0': Match ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Girona 0.
Statistics
 GIR |
STG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 69.3 | Possession | 30.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 587 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 661 | Passes | 295 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 6 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: 28 Black Arena
Location: Klagenfurt, Austria
Attendance: 21,502
Venue: 28 Black Arena
Location: Klagenfurt, Austria
Attendance: 21,502
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | +14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
SK Sturm Graz (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 53 | Danill Khudiakov (GK) |
| 35 | Niklas Geyrhofer |
| 47 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 24 | Dimitri Lavelée |
| 22 | Jusuf Gazibegovic  |
| 10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
| 21 | Tochi Phil Chukwuani |
| 20 | Seedy Jatta |
| 18 | Mika Biereth |
| 15 | William Boving Vick |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
Girona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 18 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 15 | Juanpe |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 16 | Alejandro Francés |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 19 | Bojan Miovski |
| 20 | Bryan Gil |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
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