
Brest vs Sturm Graz 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
2 - 1
Brest enjoy dream European debut with UCL win over Sturm Graz
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Brest celebrated winning their first ever match in a European competition on Thursday after goals from Hugo Magnetti and Abdallah Sima secured a 2-1 victory over Sturm Graz in the Champions League.
Match Commentary
- 10': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Max Johnston replaces Gregory Wüthrich because of an injury.
- 21': Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Max Johnston (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Brest 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Abdallah Sima (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Own Goal by Edimilson Fernandes, Brest. Brest 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brest 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1.
- 45': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Tomi Horvat.
- 45': Second Half begins Brest 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1.
- 56': Goal! Brest 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Abdallah Sima (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 59': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Seedy Jatta because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Brest. Romain Del Castillo replaces Romain Faivre.
- 64': Mahdi Camara (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Brest. Jonas Martin replaces Mahdi Camara.
- 72': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Edimilson Fernandes because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Erencan Yardimci replaces Mika Biereth.
- 78': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Amady Camara replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
- 83': Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Brest. Massadio Haïdara replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 85': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 85': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Second yellow card to Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade municipal de Roudourou
Location: Guingamp, France
Attendance: 14,518
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Liverpool | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+15 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+13 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+10 | Internazionale | 8 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
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BRE![]() |
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23 | Fouls | 14 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Offsides | 0 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
8 | SHOTS | 14 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
223 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
288 | Passes | 378 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
15 | Crosses | 23 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
47 | Long Balls | 74 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
8 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
5 | Interceptions | 6 |
35 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
35 | Clearances | 14 |
Brest (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
44 | Soumaila Coulibaly |
5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
23 | Jordan Amavi |
7 | Kenny Lala |
6 | Edimilson Fernandes |
8 | Hugo Magnetti |
45 | Mahdi Camara ![]() |
19 | Ludovic Ajorque |
17 | Abdallah Sima ![]() |
21 | Romain Faivre |
SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kjell Scherpen (GK) |
5 | Gregory Wüthrich |
47 | Emanuel Aiwu |
4 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic ![]() |
24 | Dimitri Lavelée ![]() |
22 | Jusuf Gazibegovic ![]() |
15 | William Boving Vick |
10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
19 | Tomi Horvat ![]() |
20 | Seedy Jatta |
18 | Mika Biereth |
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