Friendly Wins for Sturm and GAK
Both Bundesliga sides claimed victories in their friendly matches on Saturday. Hartberg also celebrated a win.
A good friendly Saturday for both Graz clubs!
Both runners-up Sturm Graz and GAK celebrated friendly victories. The "Blackies" clearly prevailed 5-1 against Japanese top-flight club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Jon Gorenc Stankovic (16') and Jürgen Heil (18') scored the goals for Fabio Ingolitsch's side in the early stages. The other goals in the extended friendly were scored by Axel Kayombo with a hat-trick (100'/101'/105').
For Sturm, it was the penultimate friendly before their Champions League qualification opener against Heart of Midlothian.
SK Sturm's line-up in the first half: Khudyakov; Heil, Vallci, Mitchell, Koller, Stankovic, Weinhandl, Seidl, Soglo, Wlodarczyk, Jatta
Victories for GAK and Hartberg
GAK, on the other hand, prevailed 1-0 in the Styrian derby against second-division club Kapfenberg. Matthias Gragger (66') scored the winning goal.
GAK's line-up in the first half: Stankovic; Trummer, Pines, Owusu, Oberleitner, Klassen, Michorl, Guerti, Lichtenberger, Smits, Hofleitner
TSV Hartberg defeated Czech second-division club FK Pribram 3-0.
