1:0 win over Sturm Graz
The opening stages of the game had everything we have come to expect in the big games: total commitment, full blooded challenges, goal mouth action and controversial decisions. The first chance came in the opening minute, when Robert Beric fed the ball into Louis Schaub whose shot on the turn just missed the target (1.). Minutes later Rapid were in the driving seat as Sturm were reduced to ten: a super defence splitting pass from Thanos Petsos played Flo Kainz in behind the Graz defence,...