2023-08-20 03:13:43
Four days following the shattered Champions League dream, Sturm Graz landed a 1-0 work victory in the Bundesliga in Lustenau on Saturday. A dominant first half including a lead was followed by a mixed second, in which the Grazers paid tribute to the recent intense strain. “It wasn’t the most wonderful win, but it also counts for three points,” said coach Christian Ilzer, whose team “didn’t reach its final potential at any stage”.
After the last three unsuccessful competitive games, in the midst of the two defeats once morest PSV Eindhoven, Grazer had drawn once morest Klagenfurt, Sturm returned to winning ways. The decisive factor for the third win of the season in the fourth league game, which was not undeserved, was the defensive, which once more played to zero. “If you don’t concede a goal for four games in a row, it’s a good basis that you can win even in phases when you’re not performing at the top level and keep up the points quite well,” said Ilzer. Sturm are the first team since Wacker Innsbruck in 2001 not to concede a single goal in their first four Bundesliga games.
A defender, Gregory Wüthrich, also scored the decisive goal. The Swiss felt that his team had a “proper first half”, but then the thread got lost as the game progressed. Nevertheless, he and his teammates “defended well. I don’t think victory was ever in danger,” said Wüthrich. Coach Ilzer spoke of a “trembling game to the end”. In the second half, his team was no longer as grippy and present.
The narrow success also contained a stale followingtaste for the people of Graz. Newly signed Seedy Jatta was injured in a collision on his Bundesliga debut just minutes following coming on as a substitute. The Norwegian suffered a rib injury of an undetermined degree, the exact diagnosis will follow on Sunday at the earliest. “It’s very bitter for him. He would have done our game good with his speed. Now we have to wait for the diagnosis,” said Ilzer.
The away game in Lustenau also focused on a possible departure of Alexander Prass. According to media reports, Strasbourg is said to have entered the race for the 22-year-old midfielder alongside Stuttgart and Udinese. “If it suits all sides, there can still be a transfer,” said Sturm’s sports director Andreas Schicker on Sky. When asked if it was his last match for Sturm, Prass himself replied with “no comment”.
Despite the second defeat of the season, the Lustenauers were satisfied. “It was a great performance from the boys today, we finally dared to play football once more,” said coach Markus Mader. The only drawback was that you mightn’t reward yourself for a sensational performance. Especially in the second half, Vorarlberg made life difficult for the runners-up. “We presented our opponents with major problems. The second half was outstanding,” praised Mader.
Lustenau is still waiting for the first win of the season following four match days. The best time for this would undoubtedly be the home derby once morest Altach next Saturday. “If we can confirm this performance, then we’ll be ready for the derby,” Mader said.
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