UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 15, 2026
SK Sturm Graz WDLWW 0
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AFC Bournemouth WDWLL 3
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BOU123
Vitality Stadium · 12,070 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz for dream European home debut

Bournemouth won their first European match at the Vitality Stadium as Sturm Graz were beaten 3-0 to maintain Marco Rose's perfect start in the Europa League.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
38.1
Possession
61.9
6
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
203
Accurate Passes
380
291
Passes
464
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
10
7
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
70
23
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
6
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Lineups

BOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 14António SilvaCD-L
  3. 18Bafodé DiakitéCD-R
  4. 6Julio SolerLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 12Tyler AdamsCM-L
  7. 4Lewis CookCM-R
  8. 16Marcus TavernierLM
  9. 11Ben Gannon-DoakRM
  10. 30Álvaro RodríguezCF-L
  11. 9EvanilsonCF-R

STG · 5-3-2

  1. 53Danill KhudiakovG
  2. 2Joshua QuarshieCD
  3. 21Petar PetrovićCD-L
  4. 23Arjan MalicCD-R
  5. 27Luís BalboLB
  6. 28Jürgen HeilRB
  7. 4Jon Gorenc StankovicCM
  8. 43Jacob Peter HödlCM-L
  9. 78Valmir MatoshiCM-R
  10. 26Belmin BeganovicCF-L
  11. 19Simon SeidlCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Evanilson (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 15' Delay in match because of an injury Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz).
  3. 15'
  4. 16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 16'
  6. 41' Belmin Beganovic (Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 43' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Sturm Graz 0. Evanilson (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
  8. 58' Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, Sturm Graz. Oumar Diakité replaces Belmin Beganovic.
  10. 62' Substitution, Bournemouth. James Hill replaces Adam Smith.
  11. 66' Julio Soler (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 69' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Tyler Adams.
  13. 70' Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  14. 70' Substitution, Bournemouth. Rayan replaces Evanilson.
  15. 75' Substitution, Sturm Graz. Julian Halwachs replaces Jacob Hödl.
  16. 75' Substitution, Sturm Graz. Albert Vallci replaces Petar Petrović.
  17. 75' Substitution, Sturm Graz. Axel Kayombo replaces Simon Seidl.
  18. 76' Goal! Bournemouth 2, Sturm Graz 0. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  19. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Julio Soler (Bournemouth).
  20. 82'
  21. 83' Substitution, Sturm Graz. Paul-Friedrich Koller replaces Luís Balbo.
  22. 83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  23. 83'
  24. 84' Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
  25. 85' Julian Halwachs (Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 87' Albert Vallci (Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 90'+2' Goal! Bournemouth 3, Sturm Graz 0. Álvaro Rodríguez (Bournemouth) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.