Honours even under the lights in Graz

Honours even under the lights in Graz Draw at Sturm Daniel Beichler's team took on the league leaders with an all-out attacking mindset. While Yorbe Vertessen ended our four-match goal drought with a spectacular strike, the points were still shared. The 1-1 draw keeps all our hopes alive for the remainder of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga championship group, which will resume after the international break.

Match summary "Attacking but not giving up" – with this motto, the traveling supporters urged our lads forward, and Beichler's team started the floodlit top-of-the-table clash with real attacking intent. Aleksa Terzic, one of four new faces in the starting eleven, provided the first attacking threat with a header, and Edmund Baidoo subsequently had a golden opportunity at his feet, but after a burst from Konate and the subsequent pass, he put the ball wide. Just as the home side were slowly finding their way into the game, and Malic sent a header on goal, our scoring drought was finally broken.

Yorbe Vertessen launched the counter-attack himself, winning the ball, and after two or three more passes, took possession again. Undeterred by the tight angle, the Belgian powerfully fired the ball into the net for Salzburg (32')! We couldn't hold onto the lead until half-time, however … … as Gorenc Stankovic was left unmarked after a throw-in.

The home captain then scored to level just before the break (45+5'), after Alex Schlager had already prevented an equaliser with a spectacular diving save a few minutes earlier. The second half was emotional, but lacked clear-cut scoring opportunities, which noticeably decreased in frequency after the restart. A Mamageishvili curing effort here, a Vertessen header there, and our team also squandered chances around the hour mark through Frans Krätzig – the full-back firing wide after a series of passes – and Karim Konate, who wasted a promising counter-attack.