Evening on UPC-Arena started with emergency. There were problems with electricity on the stadium and due to this fact the kick-off time was delayed for 40 minutes.

 

Lokomotiv had taken the initiative since the first minute. Unfortunately the advantage of our team during the first minutes wasn`t converted in the goal, while Sturm had taken the advantage of their first moment. Wolf had run in the fast counterattack and passed the ball to Szabics, who didn`t give a chance to Guilherme.  

 

Our team was needed several minutes to balance the game. And on 28^thminute Lokomotiv scored return goal. After free kick by Roman Shishkin and head strike from Dmitriy Sychev the ball jumped to Obinna`s hip after which it appeared behind the goal line. 1:1!

 

Just one minute after Lokomotiv scored the second goal. Glushakov kicked from 40 meters distance, the ball rebounded from the framework and Sychev by one touch hit Sturm`s goal. 2:1!

 

In the second half Lokomotiv was closer to the third goal, than Strurm to their second, but the result had remained the same. 2:1 – congratulations with a good start in the Europa League group stage for our team!

Sturm - Lokomotiv 1:2 (1:2)

Goals: Szabic, 14 (1:0). Obinna, 28 (1:1). Sychev, 29 (1:2).

Sturm: Cavlina, Burgstaller, Feldhoffer (Purcher, 46), Popchadze, Holzl (Kainz, 22), Standfest, Muratovic (Haas, 65), Weber, Wolf, Bodul, Szabic.

Lokomotiv: Guilherme, Burlak, Durica, Shishkin, Yanbaev, Glushakov, Ibricic (Zapater, 46), Ozdoev, Sychev (Caicedo, 76), Obinna (Ignatiev, 69), Maicon.

Yellow cards: Ibricic, 18. Standfest, 74. Maicon, 76. Popkhadze, 88.

Referee: Bruno Paixao (Portugal).

15 September. Graz. UPC-arena. 13356 spectators.