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"Needed a little time" - Sturm turns it on against Altach

SK Sturm celebrates its first home win of the season against Altach. Coach Fabio Ingolitsch speaks of an improved performance and praises match-winner Seedy Jatta.

"Needed a little time" - Sturm turns it on against Altach Photo: © GEPA
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SK Sturm Graz celebrated their first home win of the new Bundesliga season in the 3rd round of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory against SCR Altach (match report >>>).

The winning goal was scored by Seedy Jatta after the Graz team had taken control following a difficult opening phase.

Ingolitsch: "We needed a little time"

Sturm coach Fabio Ingolitsch admitted after the match that his team initially had problems.

"We needed a little time," the 34-year-old said on "Sky." Altach had "completely challenged" his team. Especially regarding second balls and 50:50 duels, the visitors were initially superior.

Only after about half an hour did Sturm "get up to operating temperature." Ingolitsch spoke of a "really cool atmosphere" and thanked the fans for "how they carried us through this phase."

The changes in attack also had an effect. "A bit more punch just came into it," explained the Sturm coach.

Praise for match-winner Jatta

One of these changes was the substituted match-winner Seedy Jatta. He was particularly highlighted by Ingolitsch.

"I believe there's no player I begrudge it more than Seedy," the coach said. The striker had shown "an incredible explosion of performance" and felt "extremely comfortable." Although Jatta hadn't always delivered the desired goal-scoring in the past, "he always had an extreme value."

Jatta himself was mainly relieved about the win: "We worked hard and fought. But we won the game." After the decisive goal, he said: "I am very happy and want to continue like this."

Altach laments missed chances

Altach laments missed chances
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The Vorarlbergers particularly regretted the opportunities missed before half-time.

"I'm very annoyed," said Patrick Greil about his big chance. "That's why I wanted to shoot it high, but then unfortunately I shot it too high."

Coach Ognjen Zaric was also convinced that much more would have been possible. His team "should have been leading by two goals." A 2-0 or even 3-0 at half-time would have been a realistic result for him.

Despite the defeat, Zaric took a lot of positives from the performance: "I think it was a good performance, especially in the first half."

Jäger: "We lacked a bit in the second half"

Captain Lukas Jäger primarily identified a loss of energy after the break.

"We have to convert our chances," said the central defender, looking back at the first half. After that, "something was missing" to find creative solutions. Altach had become "a bit sluggish" and had lost their initial intensity.

Patrick Greil also spoke of dwindling energy. "It felt like we lacked the energy to implement our game." He couldn't say exactly whether the nine-hour bus ride to Graz also played a role.

Ultimately, frustration prevailed among the Vorarlbergers. Greil summed it up: "I'm simply disappointed that we didn't win the game."

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