Hartberg – Sturm Graz continued the perfect start to the new year. The runner-up won the Styrian derby at TSV Hartberg in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a deserved 2-1 (2-0) and thus also the third game this year. Thanks to goals from Manprit Sarkaria (11th) and Tomi Horvat (44th), Sturm reduced the gap to leaders Salzburg to three points and pulled away from third-placed LASK by eight points.
