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RED STAR CELEBRATED IN AUSTRIA: Red and whites defeated Graz 1-0 in a Europa League group stage match!

by Serbian Times11. December 2025.11. December 2025.

The players of Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) won 1-0 (0-0) against Sturm in Graz in the sixth round of the Europa League group stage.

The only goalscorer in the match was Mirko Ivanić in the 55th minute after an excellently executed corner kick by Timi Max Elšnik.

The match started with chances on both sides.

First, the hosts threatened in the third minute through Jatta, but the Sturm attacker shot wide of Mateus’s goal.

Just two minutes later, the visitors had an excellent opportunity, but Elšnik shot poorly.

Five minutes later, Arnautović was fouled on the edge of the penalty area, but Milson shot directly into the wall from the free kick.

In the 34th minute, we record the first shot on target for the home team, and six minutes later they had a great chance, but Rodrigao stood out with a fantastic save.

At the very beginning of the second half, Zvezda had a great opportunity, but Bruno Duarte shot weakly from the penalty spot height.

Just two minutes later, Tinkizian rattled the opponent’s net, but the goal was disallowed due to Bruno Duarte’s offside, but what the Armenian failed to do, Mirko Ivanić managed just three minutes later.

He positioned himself fantastically in the opponent’s penalty area, waited for Elšnik’s ideal cross, and simply beat Kristensen.

In the middle of the second half, the main referee Damijan Silwestrzak caused confusion on the field.

He whistled a penalty for the home team after a clumsy tackle by Felicio Milson in his penalty area, but he did not see the obvious foul by the hosts on Hendel at the start of that action.

However, VAR reacted, and Silwestrzak realized the mistake after watching the slow-motion replay.

He changed the original decision and awarded a foul to the Belgrade club.

Until the end of the match, we watched Sturm’s attacks, but they were quite fruitless, so the visitors deservedly took three points from the match in Graz.

Zvezda is currently in 12th place in the Europa League table with 10 points and is very close to qualifying for the play-offs of the European competition.

The Europa League continues on January 22, and two rounds remain until the end of the league part.

Zvezda’s next match is away against Malmö, while Sturm visits Feyenoord in Rotterdam.