After the Champions League qualifying match between Sturm Graz and PSV Eindhoven, there were ugly scenes in the city of Graz. Five Dutch fans attacked a grazer (32) in the city centre. He was badly injured. The police succeeded in catching all the five attackers after a while. However, he did not plead guilty.
The Dutch attacked Grazer at Schmidgasse. They kicked him as well and seriously injured his face. He had to be taken to Graz State Hospital. The immediately launched search led to five suspects. The men, between the ages of 18 and 22, gave up when questioned. will be shown to you.
Otherwise, the evening of the match remained calm from the point of view of the police. State police said on Wednesday that there was no significant incident.
Sturm Graz were defeated 3–1 by PSV Eindhoven in the second leg. In the first leg itself, Christian Ilzer’s team clearly lost 4–1. The miracle didn’t happen on Tuesday. “The 7:2 speaks a clear language and shows that this absolute top level is lacking a bit,” said coach Christian Ilzer, whose sober assessment was also mixed with optimism. William Bowing (26th) survived strum The Dutch were dreaming of sensation for six minutes before getting serious with Joey Weermann (32′), Luc de Jong (39′) and Pepi (85′).
His team is trying again in the second biggest UEFA club competition. The goal after the last two places – last year only because of goal difference – seems clear. “We want to do better in the Europa League this year and spend the winter in Europe,” said Bowing, who recently scored in the much-hyped Europa Cup stage.