Midtjylland v Sturm Graz
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase
1-0-0, 3 PTS
2
1-0-0, 3 PTS
FT
0-0-1, 0 PTS
0
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Oliver Christensen - 7' OG
Ousmane Diao - 88'
Match Formations
- Ólafsson16
- Bech Sørensen22
- Lee3
- Diao4
- Mbabu43
- Bravo19
- Castillo21
- Billing8
- Gue-Sung10
- Brumado74
- Djú7
| Substitutes |
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Game Information
MCH Arena
12:45 PM, September 24, 2025Coverage: Paramount+
Herning, Denmark
Attendance: 8,331
- Referees:
- Orel Grinfeld
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, FC Midtjylland 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. |
90'+5' Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. |
90'+5' Attempt saved. Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Oliver Christensen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
90'+4' Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
90'+4' Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
90'+2' Foul by Belmin Beganovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
90'+2' Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. |
90' Attempt saved. Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). |
88' Goal! FC Midtjylland 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aral Simsir with a cross following a set piece situation. |
88' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Valdemar Byskov replaces Franculino Djú. |
87' Foul by Emir Karic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
87' Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
84' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
84' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Julius Beck replaces Tochi Chukwuani. |
83' Delay in match because of an injury Lee Han-Beom (FC Midtjylland). |
80' Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Stefan Hierländer. |
77' Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
77' Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
76' Attempt missed. Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner. |
76' Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Mads Bech. |
76' Attempt blocked. Belmin Beganovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Horvat. |
74' Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland). |
74' Belmin Beganovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
73' Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
73' Foul by Leon Grgic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
73' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Stefan Hierländer replaces Tim Oermann. |
73' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Belmin Beganovic replaces Seedy Jatta. |
72' Offside, FC Midtjylland. Franculino Djú is caught offside. |
71' Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
71' Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
71' Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
70' Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
70' Foul by Lee Han-Beom (FC Midtjylland). |
70' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Júnior Brumado. |
69' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Adam Gabriel replaces Kevin Mbabu. |
68' Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
68' Foul by Leon Grgic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
65' Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
65' Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
61' Offside, FC Midtjylland. Franculino Djú is caught offside. |
60' Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Aral Simsir replaces Cho Gue-Sung. |
59' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Maurice Malone. |
59' Attempt missed. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jon Gorenc Stankovic. |
58' Offside, FC Midtjylland. Franculino Djú is caught offside. |
58' Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Tim Oermann. |
57' Jacob Peter Hödl (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
57' Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland). |
56' Attempt saved. Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Oliver Christensen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). Assisted by Denil Castillo with a through ball. |
55' Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
55' Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
51' Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
51' Foul by Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland). |
50' Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
50' Foul by Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland). |
50' Attempt saved. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Oliver Christensen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). Assisted by Júnior Brumado. |
47' Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
47' Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
45' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jacob Peter Hödl replaces Filip Rózga. |
45' Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. |
45'+4' First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. |
45'+3' Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
45'+3' Lee Han-Beom (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45'+3' Foul by Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
45'+3' Handball by Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland). |
45'+2' Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Seedy Jatta. |
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. |
45' Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
45' Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland). |
45' Emir Karic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
44' Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
44' Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland). |
44' Attempt missed. Ousmane Diao (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross following a set piece situation. |
43' Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
43' Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
41' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
40' Delay in match because of an injury Tim Oermann (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
40' Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Oliver Christensen (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross. |
40' Attempt blocked. Tim Oermann (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Rózga. |
36' Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing. |
36' Foul by Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland). |
35' Lee Han-Beom (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
35' Foul by Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
34' Offside, FC Midtjylland. Júnior Brumado is caught offside. |
33' Attempt blocked. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cho Gue-Sung. |
33' Attempt saved. Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Seedy Jatta. |
31' Attempt missed. Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner. |
31' Attempt missed. Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomi Horvat with a cross following a corner. |
31' Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Ousmane Diao. |
29' Attempt saved. Maurice Malone (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland). Assisted by Tomi Horvat. |
28' Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Emir Karic. |
24' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
24' Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
23' Delay in match because of an injury Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland). |
23' Delay in match because of an injury Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
23' Foul by Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland). |
23' Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
22' Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland). |
22' Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
20' Attempt missed. Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation. |
20' Foul by Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland). |
20' Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
17' Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Denil Castillo. |
17' Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland). |
17' Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
14' Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
14' Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland). |
13' Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
13' Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
11' Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
11' Cho Gue-Sung (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
10' Offside, FC Midtjylland. Cho Gue-Sung is caught offside. |
8' VAR Decision: Goal FC Midtjylland 1-0 SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz (Franculino Djú). |
7' Own Goal by Oliver Christensen, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. FC Midtjylland 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.Goal awarded following VAR Review. |
6' Corner, FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu. |
5' Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
5' Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland). |
3' Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
3' Foul by Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz). |
3' Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
1' Foul by Philip Billing (FC Midtjylland). |
1' Filip Rózga (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
UEFA Europa League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Midtjylland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Braga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Lyon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| SC Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Ferencvaros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| SK Brann | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Celta Vigo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Lille | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Young Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Fenerbahce | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| FC Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Real Betis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Bologna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Racing Genk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| PAOK Salonika | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AS Roma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| FC Basel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| FCSB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Malmö FF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Nice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| RB Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
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