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

· UEFA Champions League

SK Sturm Graz

42': Arjan Malic

FT
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 Timeline

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

RBL		STG
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 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	+4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
23	Arjan Malic
10	Otar Kiteishvili
21	Tochi Phil Chukwuani
8	Malick Yalcouyé
15	William Bøving
20	Seedy Jatta

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.

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
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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