Sturm is ready for the third round of Champions League qualifying! The Austrian team faced, on paper at least, a difficult match against Hearts, but turned it into… a party!
The team from Graz took the first step with a 4-0 victory and is heading to Scotland to finish the job. Sturm took the lead as early as the 4th minute with a goal by Gorenc Stankovic, and the… storm followed in the second half, with Mitchell scoring in the 50th minute, Weinhandl in the 53rd minute, and Hale in the 59th minute sealing the final score.
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We remind you that unless something dramatic happens in the second leg, Sturm will face the winner of the match between Fenerbahçe vs. Górnik Zabrze, with the first match having ended 1-0 in favor of the Istanbul team.
Meanwhile, in the Faroe Islands, Klaksvik and Kaunas Žalgiris left the series wide open after a 0-0 draw, with the second leg in Lithuania scheduled for July 29.
The schedule for the second qualifying round of the Champions League:
Tuesday (July 21)
Ararat–Shamrock Rovers 2–0
Imperia–Slovan Bratislava 0–2
Mjällby–Lincoln Red Imps 3–0
Sabah-Kuopio 1-0
Aarhus-Lech Poznan 1-4
Thun-Dinamo Zagreb 1-1
Fenerbahçe-Górnik 1-0
Sturm Graz-Harts 4-0
Klaksvik-Kaunas Žalgiris 0-0
Larnaca-Red Star (in progress)
Víkingur-Hapoel Be'er Sheva (in progress)
Wednesday (7/22)
Omonia vs. Kairat (8:00 p.m.)
Levski Sofia vs. Craiova (8:30 p.m.)
Egnatia vs. Celje (10:00 p.m.)
*photo source: sksturm.at
