Lille vs Sturm Graz 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
3 - 2
Haraldsson's late goal seals 3-2 win for Lille over Sturm Graz
Lille secured a 3-2 victory over visitors Sturm Graz in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, with substitute Hakon Arnar Haraldsson scoring a late winner.
Match Commentary
- 8': Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Lille 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Osame Sahraoui (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexsandro Ribeiro following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Mitchel Bakker (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tochi Chukwuani.
- 47': Goal! Lille 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Bøving following a fast break.
- 56': Substitution, Lille. Ngal'ayel Mukau replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Ismaily.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Rémy Cabella.
- 74': Mitchel Bakker (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Mitchel Bakker.
- 80': Substitution, Lille. Mohamed Bayo replaces Osame Sahraoui because of an injury.
- 81': Goal! Lille 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2. Hákon Haraldsson (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 84': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 85': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces William Bøving.
- 87': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Arjan Malic replaces Max Johnston.
- 87': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Tochi Chukwuani.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 3, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2.
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 45,796
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Bayern Munich | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| +11 | Arsenal | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| +7 | Manchester City | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Statistics
STG |
LILL![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 558 |
| 309 | Passes | 636 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 29 | Clearances | 18 |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Lucas Chevalier (GK) |
| 4 | Alexsandro |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 31 | Ismaily |
| 12 | Thomas Meunier |
| 10 | Rémy Cabella |
| 32 | Ayyoub Bouaddi |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
| 11 | Osame Sahraoui |
| 20 | Mitchel Bakker |
SK Sturm Graz (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 53 | Danill Khudiakov (GK) |
| 5 | Gregory Wüthrich |
| 35 | Niklas Geyrhofer |
| 4 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
| 24 | Dimitri Lavelée |
| 2 | Max Johnston |
| 10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
| 21 | Tochi Phil Chukwuani |
| 15 | William Bøving |
| 18 | Mika Biereth |
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