UEFA Champions League

SK Sturm Graz vs RB Leipzig, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

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SK Sturm Graz
  • 42': Arjan Malic
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1 - 0
RB Leipzig

    About

    SK Sturm Graz are hosting RB Leipzig at 28 Black Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by William Bøving.
    • 8': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
    • 9': Kjell Scherpen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
    • 12': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 14': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
    • 15': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross.
    • 16': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
    • 16': Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
    • 19': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
    • 22': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 23': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 25': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Gregory Wüthrich.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 27': Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arjan Malic.
    • 34': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Geyrhofer.
    • 37': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 38': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
    • 38': Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Arthur Vermeeren.
    • 41': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
    • 41': Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tochi Chukwuani with a headed pass.
    • 42': Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, RB Leipzig 0. Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45': First Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, RB Leipzig 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, RB Leipzig 0.
    • 46': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 46': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Haidara with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Foul by Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig).
    • 48': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 50': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 51': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 51': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida.
    • 52': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
    • 58': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 59': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. William Bøving is caught offside.
    • 61': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 62': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 63': VAR Decision: No Goal SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1-0 RB Leipzig.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
    • 64': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
    • 65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
    • 65': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xavi Simons replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
    • 66': Hand ball by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
    • 68': Attempt saved. William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
    • 69': Offside, RB Leipzig. David Raum is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
    • 72': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.
    • 74': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Amady Camara replaces Seedy Jatta.
    • 76': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
    • 76': Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Arjan Malic.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Amady Camara (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.
    • 79': Foul by Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 79': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
    • 80': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Gregory Wüthrich (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
    • 83': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
    • 86': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
    • 89': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
    • 89': Stefan Hierländer (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Arjan Malic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Niklas Geyrhofer.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Lovro Zvonarek replaces William Bøving.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, RB Leipzig 0.
    • 0': Match ends, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, RB Leipzig 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 5
    60.1 Possession 39.9
    15 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    341 Accurate Passes 209
    450 Passes 308
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    26 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 60
    27 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 19
    24 Tackles 25
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 27
    18 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: 28 Black Arena
    Location: Klagenfurt, Austria
    Attendance: 26,851

    UEFA Champions League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 8 +12 21
    2 Barcelona 8 +15 19
    3 Arsenal 8 +13 19
    4 Internazionale 8 +10 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    STG SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Kjell Scherpen (GK)
    5 Gregory Wüthrich
    35 Niklas Geyrhofer
    4 Jon Gorenc Stankovic
    24 Dimitri Lavelée Yellow Card
    23 Arjan Malic
    10 Otar Kiteishvili
    21 Tochi Phil Chukwuani
    8 Malick Yalcouyé
    15 William Boving Vick
    20 Seedy Jatta Yellow Card
    SK Sturm Graz Substitutes:
    Amady Camara, Matteo Bignetti, Oliver Sorg, Jacob Peter Hödl, Tomi Horvat, Danill Khudiakov, Lovro Zvonarek, Konstantin Schopp, Stephan Hierländer, Leon Grgic, Emir Karic, Emanuel Aiwu.

    RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    26 Maarten Vandevoordt (GK)
    4 Willi Orbán
    5 El Chadaille Bitshiabu
    13 Nicolas Seiwald
    18 Arthur Vermeeren
    8 Amadou Haidara Yellow Card
    14 Christoph Baumgartner
    7 Antonio Nusa
    3 Lutsharel Geertruida
    11 Loïs Openda
    9 Yussuf Poulsen
    RB Leipzig Substitutes:
    Péter Gulácsi, Lionel Voufack, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Leon Koss, Benjamin Sesko, Viggo Gebel, Xavi Simons, Lukas Klostermann.

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