A Slovenian carrying Graz’s Sturm on his shoulders: Tomi Horvat eliminates Salzburg with a phenomenal performance and earns himself and his teammates a spot in the cup final
Photo: EXPA / Peter Rinderer
It is true that the Red Bulls from Salzburg might have caused quite a bit of bad mood at the Merkur Arena in Graz last weekend, but the Styrians didn’t wait long for revenge, as just four days later, with Tomi Horvat in the lead role, they silenced the Red Bull Arena. Goals in Mozart’s city simply weren’t lacking, but more of them ended up in the home team’s net by the final whistle of the main referee. Jona Gorenca Stanković wasn’t in the lineup this time due to a penalty he received in the last league match.
In the 11th minute of the match, the home defender Oumar Solet sent the ball into the empty net and everything pointed to a repeat of the events from Sunday or Easter in the Austrian league. However, just fourteen minutes later, the guests prepared an answer, and after a breakthrough and selfless pass by Horvat, they equalized through William Bøving, which remained the score until halftime.
After returning from both dressing rooms, the first in a series of shocks for the home crowd followed. It was the seventh minute of the second half when Tomi Horvat received a pass in the home penalty area and with some luck, managed to put the ball into the net from a turn, securing the lead.
The fact that just a one-goal advantage might not be enough was inevitable, so in the 71st minute, Mika Bierith as the assistant and defender David Schnegg, who scored, ensured the increase in the visiting team’s lead. A concrete response from Salzburg’s players followed in less than ten minutes, after Fernando successfully involved Luka Sučić. Despite a quick reduction, the black and whites had another trump card up their sleeve, which they revealed a moment later, when the Slovenian representative took a corner and found Niklas Geyrhofer in the penalty area, registering yet another assist in the match.
The last hopes of the home team to extend the match to extra time were dashed by a late goal from substitute Aleksa Teržić, who only set the final score of the match (3:4) with it.
The Cup final, in which Sturm’s players will defend their title against Rapid Vienna, will take place on May 1st in Klagenfurt. For now, Sturm remains the only team in the last decade to have successfully won the cup against Salzburg.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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