Sturm Graz fights heroically: 1-1 against Red Bull Salzburg in the top game!

Sturm Graz fights heroically: 1-1 against Red Bull Salzburg in the top game!

Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg met in an exciting duel in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday. The game ended in a 1-1 draw and provided plenty of talking points among the 15,517 spectators. Sturm Graz took the lead with an early goal from Grgic in the 46th minute, but Joker Vertessen held on for a draw for Salzburg in the 65th minute. The game took place as part of the 13th round of the Bundesliga and was an important match for both teams, who were noticeably weakened after strenuous European Cup games on Thursday. Kicker reports that Salzburg was able to maintain its lead in the table with this point and is now three points ahead of the defending champions.

The encounter was characterized by a certain tiredness, which was clearly noticeable in both teams after the European games the previous week. Salzburg showed more possession of the ball in the first half and won 59% of the duels, but were unable to convert these advantages into a lead. Sturm Graz, after two league defeats, was clearly trying to gain a point. Despite a 7:3 shooting record in the first half, Sturm did not have any clear scoring opportunities.

An exciting exchange of blows

The encounter was anything but uneventful. In the 86th minute it was goalkeeper Schlager who made a save to secure the point for Salzburg and thus prevent them from falling behind. Grgic took the first lead of the game just a few seconds after the restart, which made the spectators in the Merkur Arena sit up and take notice. Salzburg, on the other hand, was left behind when a goal from Baidoo was canceled due to foul play after a video study.

Sitting on the bench, Vertessen emerged as the league's fifth goalscorer of the season. This meant that Salzburg was able to avoid a second defeat in a direct duel this season, after losing the first comparison 2-0 weeks ago. After this draw, the team remains on the road to success under the coaching team with an impressive unbeaten run of six league games.

Look at the table

With this result, the Bundesliga table was as follows:

Sturm Graz, however, will face LASK on November 23rd, while Salzburg will face WSG Tirol. Both teams hope for a successful conclusion to the next games in order to consolidate their ambitions in the table.