Series A

UEL | Sturm Graz 2-2 Atalanta: Muriel double not enough

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1 year ago

7:33 pm

Atalanta thought that they had executed sufficient with a Luis Muriel brace towards 10-man Sturm Graz, however a late penalty noticed them held 2-2 in Austria.

Teun Koopmeiners returned from harm, however Jose Luis Palomino joined El Bilal Toure on the therapy desk. La Dea had a 100 per cent report and had been three factors clear on the high of the group, however Sturm Graz had misplaced simply 4 of their final 26 aggressive house video games and are main the Austrian Bundesliga.

There was additionally a really particular visitor, as Josip Ilicic was within the stands to cheer on his outdated staff, as he performs for Maribor simply throughout the border in Slovenia.

The hosts took the lead with a purpose out of nowhere, as a result of the Alexander Prass shot didn’t appear to be inflicting many issues till the huge deflection off Rafael Toloi fully wrong-footed Juan Musso.

Ademola Lookman twice dribbled previous defenders down the left solely to make the incorrect determination, however Musso flew to palm away a Jon Stankovic header after the Otar Kiteishvili cross from the by-line and smothered a Prass effort on the close to publish.

Lookman had a management and volley crucially charged down on a free kick routine, then Wuthrich wanted a determined lunging deal with on Koopmeiners.

Atalanta equalised with a beautiful solo effort from Muriel, who nutmegged a defender earlier than putting a snooker shot proper into the far backside nook together with his proper boot.

Kiteishvili nearly punished Musso for dashing out with a header large of the open purpose from midfield, however in first half stoppages the sport turned on its head.

Davide Zappacosta noticed his shot deflected for a nook and VAR noticed that Stankovic had caught out his trailing arm to make contact. A penalty was awarded following an on-field evaluation and Muriel despatched Kjell Scherpen the incorrect method with a fragile end.

After the restart, Muriel was denied a hat-trick by Scherpen’s outstretched leg and Sturm Graz went right down to 10 males. The primary yellow card for Stefan Hierlander was when he tried to dig a gap within the spot forward of Muriel’s penalty, then he very harshly acquired a second for a tug on Matteo Ruggeri.

Koopmeiners and Gianluca Scamacca examined Scherpen from distance, then Scamacca’s free kick skimmed the crossbar, however moments later William Boving went on the counter from an extended purpose kick, reduce inside Marten de Roon and was saved out by the essential Hans Hateboer block.

That was a warning, as a result of Sead Kolasinac was shocked by a Boving back-heel flick and charged it down together with his forearm, permitting Szymon Wlodarczyk to transform the equalising penalty.

Scamacca horribly ballooned astray from 12 yards on an Ederson cut-back throughout a stoppage-time siege.

There’s no less than some excellent news for Atalanta, as Rakow held 10-man Sporting CP, so they continue to be three factors clear on the high of the group.

Sturm Graz 2-2 Atalanta

Prass 13 (S), Muriel 34, pen 45 (A), Wlodarczyk pen 80 (S)

Despatched off: Hierlander 52 (S)