Sturm Graz lost 1-0 to Atalanta Bergamo. Here are all the votes for the game:
Christian Ilzer (Sturm coach): “Congratulations on the promotion to Atalanta. Our performance in one half was absolutely fine, but only in one. After conceding the goal, we were no longer able to penetrate Atalanta’s defense. Then Atalanta’s strength and quality were too great for us to be able to equalize here.” “We’re taking some positive things with us, we’ve seen that our match plan can work if we stay sharp and compact. This game gives us many insights. Now there is a final for third place against Rakow, who put in a good performance despite being excluded in Lisbon. It’s going to be a real fight, but we’ll make that clear at home. And maybe there will even be a final in Lisbon.”Jon Gorenc-Stankovic (striker midfielder): “The disappointment is already there because we had the chance to get a point. It was a tough game from the start. If you give 100 percent all the time, you’ll be tired towards the end, but we still kept fighting. Unfortunately it didn’t pay off. We just look from game to game, we have to continue to perform, then we’ll see what comes out in the end.”David Affengruber (striker defender): “It wasn’t a bad game for us, we defended as a team in the first half Almost nothing is allowed. We can perhaps play better in transition situations. In the second half you noticed what a top team Atalanta is, they were able to step up a gear. However, the goal conceded after a standard situation was avoidable. Six points are still open, mathematically we can still catch up with Sporting in second place. That must be our goal. We’re just enjoying the Europa League and want to give our all every matchday.”Alexander Prass (striker midfielder): “I think they deserved the win with the second half. Of course it’s bitter if we start like this after the break. We no longer managed to find the rooms. We didn’t allow anything in the first half and had the game under control. In the second one we were too unclean, too rushed and couldn’t create anything ourselves. I wouldn’t blame it on strength, we’re all in great shape and can play our game for 90 minutes. The opponent has great quality, but we saw in the first half that we can absolutely hold our own against them.” Berat Djimsiti (goal scorer Bergamo): “Today was my 200th game for Atalanta, so I’m even happier that I scored the winning goal have, but the three points are much more important.”
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