The defending champions were clearly leading 2-0 at half-time in the 6th round extra game against Vienna Austria on Wednesday, but had to settle for a shaky 2-2 draw after a double exclusion shortly after the break. The Graz team are now fourth in the table after seven games, one point behind leaders Rapid. WAC and Blau-Weiß Linz are level on points with the champions.
Austria is in sixth place, five points behind Rapid. The match was cancelled by heavy rain a week and a half ago. The weather played its part at the second attempt. In front of 12,294 spectators in the Generali Arena, William Böving (24th), who had been outstanding before the break, and Seedy Jatta (41st) scored for Sturm. After the break, the match took a turn, as Emir Karic (53rd) and Seedy Jatta (57th) were excluded. With their overwhelming superiority, the Viennese should have scored more than the header goals from Matteo Perez Vinlöf (60th) and Lucas Galvao (74th).
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Image: GEPA pictures/ Edgar Eisner
Source: Nachrichten
