2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season

The 2018–19 SK Sturm Graz season started on 21 July 2018 in the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.

Sturm Graz
2018–19 season
ManagerHeiko Vogel
StadiumMerkur-Arena
Bundesliga—
Austrian CupSecond round
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round

Bundesliga

July and August

Sturm Graz opened their Bundesliga campaign against TSV Hartberg on 28 July 2018.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[2] Lukas Spendlhofer, Markus Pink, and Philipp Hosiner scored for Sturm Graz.[2] Tasos Avlonitis scored an own goal and Dario Tadić scored for Hartsberg.[2] Matchday two took place on 4 August 2018 against Wacker Innsbruck.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 3–2.[3] Sturm Graz got two goals from Lukas Grozurek and a goal from Markus Pink.[4] Martin Harrer scored two goals for Wacker Innsbruck.[4] Matchday three happened on 12 August 2018.[1] SKN St. Pölten won the match 2–0[5] with goals from Daniel Luxbacher and Taxiarchis Fountas.[6]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 2 1 1 7 7  0 7 1 1 0 4 3  +1 1 0 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 19 August 2018.
Source:

Bundesliga results
28 July 2018 1 Sturm Graz 3–2 Hartberg Graz
17:00 Obermair Yellow card 1'
Spendlhofer 19'
Pink 25'
Filipe Ferreira Yellow card 45+2'
Hierländer Yellow card 80'
Hosiner 82'		 Summary Avlonitis 6' (o.g.)
Tadić 47'
Ljubic Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: René Eisner
4 August 2018 2 Wacker Innsbruck 2–3 Sturm Graz Innsbruck
17:00 Vallci Yellow card 58'
Harrer 77' 84'
Rakowitz Yellow card 80'		 Summary Grozurek 21' 60'
Pink 56'
Eze Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 7,820
Referee: Markus Hameter
12 August 2018 3 St. Pölten 2–0 Sturm Graz Sankt Pölten
17:00 Luxbacher 12' Yellow card 52'
Fountas 86'		 Summary Spendlhofer Yellow card 28'
Koch Yellow card 66'
Žulj Yellow card 77'
Hosiner Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 3,330
Referee: Harald Lechner
19 August 2018 4 Sturm Graz 1–1 Rheindorf Altach Graz
17:00 Grozurek 38' Summary Gouet Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Aigner Yellow card 70'
Dobras 77'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 8,531
Referee: Andreas Heiß
25 August 2018 5 Wolfsberger AC 1–1 Sturm Graz Wolfsberg
17:00 Schmerböck 42'
Orgill Yellow card 83'		 Summary Pink 48'
Žulj Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Christopher Jäger
2 September 2018 6 Sturm Graz 1–1 Rapid Wien Graz
17:00 Žulj 37' (pen.)
Maresic Yellow card 43'		 Summary Schwab Yellow card 25'
Alar 78'
Auer Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 14,7668
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
15 September 2018 7 Admira 2–3 Sturm Graz Maria Enzersdorf
17:00 Paintsil 24'
Soiri 58'
Jakoliš Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 66'
Maier Yellow card 88'		 Summary Žulj 12'
Avlonitis Yellow card 53'
Hosiner 72'
Lackner 86'
Grozurek Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
22 September 2018 8 Sturm Graz 1–2 Mattersburg Graz
17:00 Spendlhofer 12' Summary Pušić 10' Yellow card 76'
Renner 60' Yellow card 62'
Kerschbaumer Yellow card 64'
Höller Yellow card 88'
Mahrer Red card 90'
Jefté Betancor Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
30 September 2018 9 LASK 0–0 Sturm Graz Pasching
17:00 Ranftl Yellow card 62' Summary Avlonitis Yellow card 59'
Hierländer Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: TGW Arena
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: Harald Lechner
7 October 2018 10 Sturm Graz 1–2 Salzburg Graz
17:00 Žulj 43' Summary Gulbrandsen 28'
Daka Yellow card 42'
Lainer 53'
Samassékou Yellow card 77'
Stankovic Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 12,595
Referee: Julian Weinberger
21 October 2018 11 Austria Wien 1–1 Sturm Graz Vienna
17:00 Cuevas Yellow card 32'
Friesenbichler 48'		 Summary Žulj 8'
Hierländer Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 61'
Koch Yellow card 39'
Spendlhofer Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 11,061
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber
27 October 2018 12 Hartberg 2–0 Sturm Graz Hartberg
17:00 Rep 57' Yellow card 66' 89'
Sittsam Yellow card 60'
Rasswalder Yellow card 63'
Ljubic Yellow card 78'		 Summary Žulj Yellow card 80'
Kiteishvili Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Markus Hameter
3 November 2018 13 Sturm Graz 1–1 Wacker Innsbruck Graz
17:00 Maresic Yellow card 26'
Koch 52' Yellow card 55'		 Summary Henning Yellow card 29'
Dedić 72'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Dominik Ouschan
10 November 2018 14 Sturm Graz 0–0 St. Pölten Graz
17:00 Pink Yellow card 17'
Maresic Red card 26'
Eze Yellow card 45+3'
Žulj Yellow card 49'
Lackner Yellow card 77'		 Summary Luxbacher Yellow card 13'
Rasner Yellow card 51'
Luan Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,624
Referee: Andreas Heiß
25 November 2018 15 Rheindorf Altach 0–2 Sturm Graz Altach
14:30 Dobras Yellow card 41'
Karic Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Eze 19'
Avlonitis Yellow card 23'
Žulj Yellow card 42'
Grozurek 90+3'		 Stadium: CASHPOINT Arena
Attendance: 3,876
Referee: Harald Lechner
2 December 2018 16 Sturm Graz 3–0 Wolfsberger AC Graz
17:00 Eze 45'
Lema 85'
Kiteishvili 88'		 Summary Solbauer Red card 57'
Rnić Yellow card 60'
Orgill Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 10,197
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik
9 December 2018 17 Rapid Wien 0–0 Sturm Graz Wien
17:00 Schwab Yellow card 38'
Martic Yellow card 60'
Murg Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Žulj Yellow card 12'
Lovrić Yellow card 47'
Hierländer Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 17,114
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
15 December 2018 18 Sturm Graz 3–0 Admira Graz
17:00 Koch 64'
Žulj 73'
Hosiner 90+3'		 Summary Hjulmand Yellow card 33' Stadium: Merkur-Arena
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: Dieter Muckenhammer
24 February 2019 19 Mattersburg v Sturm Graz Mattersburg
14:30 Stadium: Pappelstadion

Austrian Cup

Austrian Cup review

Sturm Graz opened up their 2018–19 season in the first round of the Austrian Cup against Siegendorf.[1] Sturm Graz won the match 2–0 with goals from Markus Pink and Stefan Hierländer.[7]

Austrian Cup results
RdDateH/AOpponentRes.
F–A		GoalscorersRef.
Sturm GrazOpponent
121 Jul.ASiegendorf2–0Pink 25'
Hierländer 51'		—[7]

Europe

European review

Sturm Graz were drawn against AFC Ajax in the second qualifying round draw.[8] On 25 July 2018, Ajax won the first leg 2–0[9] with goals from Hakim Ziyech and Lasse Schöne.[10] Ajax won 3–1 in the second leg on 1 August 2018[11] and 5–1 on aggregate.[12] André Onana scored an own goal for Sturm Graz.[12] Ajax got two goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and a goal from Dušan Tadić.[12]

Sturm Graz entered the third qualifying round of the Europa League[11] after losing 5–1 on aggregate to Ajax in the second qualifying round of Champions League.[12] Sturm Graz were drawn against the winner of the AEK Larnaca–Dundalk tie.[13] AEK Larnaca won the tie 4–0 on aggregate.[14] AEK Larnaca won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Joan Guillem Truyols and Ivan Tričkovski.[15] Stefan Hierländer was sent–off during the match.[15] An assistant referee was hit by a mug during the match.[16] In the second leg, AEK Larnaca won the match 5–0[17] with three goals from Ivan Tričkovski and a goal from the penalty mark from Jorge Larena and a goal from Florian Taulemesse.[18] With the loss, Sturm Graz were knocked out of the Europa League 7–0 on aggregate.[17]

European results
LegDateH/AOpponentRes.
F–A		Agg. score
F–A		GoalscorersRef.
Sturm GrazOpponent
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
FL25 Jul.AAjax0–2——Ziyech 15'
Schöne 57'		[10]
SL1 Aug.HAjax1–31–5Onana 89' (o.g.)Huntelaar 39', 77'
Tadić 48'		[12]
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
FL9 Aug.HAEK Larnaca0–2——Truyols 46'
Tričkovski 74'		[15]
SL16 Aug.AAEK Larnaca0–50–7—Tričkovski 8', 67', 80'
Larena 65' (pen.)
Taulemesse 86'		[18]

References
  1. "Sturm Graz". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. "3:2! Zittersieg für Sturm im Steirer-Derby". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Sturm gewinnt 3:2 gegen Innsbruck". oe24.at. Österreich. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "Wacker Innsbruck vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "St. Pölten kletterte auf Platz zwei - Rapid enttäuschte" (in German). Salzburger Nachrichten. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "St. Pölten vs. Sturm Graz 2 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "Sturm schießt sich souverän in nächste Runde". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "Sturm trifft in CL-Quali auf Top-Klub". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. "Sturm Graz unterlag Ajax auswärts 0:2". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. "Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 SK Sturm Graz". ESPN. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. "1:3 - Ajax lässt Sturm-Träume platzen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Sturm Graz vs. Ajax 1 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. Flanagan, Aaron; Hynes, Robert (26 July 2018). "Europa League third qualifying round draw recap as Cork City and Dundalk learned their potential opponents". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. "AEK Larnaca vs. Dundalk 4 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  15. "Sturm Graz vs. AEK Larnaca 0 - 2". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. "Mega-Skandal: Linienrichter von Becher getroffen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  17. "Sturm-Debakel: Kreissl platzt der Kragen". oe24.at (in German). Österreich. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  18. "AEK Larnaca vs. Sturm Graz 5 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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