| SK Sturm Graz | 0 - 2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Burgstaller (19) |  | |
| Matias Suarez (24) | |
| Milan Dudic (64) | | |
 | Guillaume Gillet (66') | |
| Thomas Burgstaller (68) |  | |
| Lucas Biglia (70) | |
| Matias Suarez (75') | |
| Milan Jovanovic (82) | |
| Date | : | Wed, Oct 20, 2011 |
| Time | : | 19:00 CET |
| Play on | : | UEFA Europa League |
SK Sturm Graz 0 - 2 Anderlecht 20th Oct Highlights 2011
SK Sturm Graz 0 - 2 Anderlecht 20th Oct report
SK Sturm Graz: Silvije Cavlina, Milan Dudic, Thomas Burgstaller, Patrick Wolf, Martin Ehrenreich, Jurgen Saumel, Manuel Weber, Darko Bodul, Christian Klem, Florian Kainz , Imre Szabics
Substitutions: Mario Haas for Darko Bodul (65), Ferdinand Feldhofer for Florian Kainz (69), Andreas Holzl for Patrick Wolf (79)
Anderlecht: Silvio Aliaj Proto, Marcin Wasilewski, Roland Juhasz, Berang Safari, Guillaume Gillet, Sacha Kljestan, Lucas Biglia, Cheiko Kayoute, Deiudonne Mbokani, Milan Jovanovic, Matias Suarez
Substitutions: Lukas Marecek for Lucas Biglia (80), Fernando Matos for Matias Suarez (86), Tom De Sutter for Deiudonne Mbokani (89)
Anderlecht maintained their 100% record in the Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over 10-man Sturm Graz in the UPC-Arena.
Guillaume Gillet scored the first goal of the game on 66 minutes before Matias Suarez scored his fifth in the competition to keep the Dutch team at the top of Group L.
Sturm Thomas Burgstaller defender saw red two minutes after the goal of Gillet for his second offense after soiling can book Anderlecht defender.
Lucas Biglia had a first chance denied by visitors, when Milan Dudic outswinging corner cleared in the third minute.
Anderlecht, who are top of their league, showed its intention to Dieudonné Mbokani early when it was released, but marked offside.
Gillet strike right leg flew over the crossbar on 13 minutes before Sturm had his first chance of the match three minutes later, when Imre Szabics speculative strike from 30 yards missed the left post.
Suarez forced by Dudic another office on 25 minutes before Anderlecht came back seconds later, when Biglia free-kick from the right found Mbokani in the center of the area but his shot flew over the crossbar.
Sturm goalkeeper then easily captured Cavlina Silvije 18-yard strike as Suarez visitors had all the possibilities, but the score remained stagnant at 0-0 at halftime.
After the break, defender Patrick Wolf Sturm shot from the right of the area was blocked by Berang Safari as the home team pressed to take the initiative.
Manuel Weber and both tried their luck Darko Bodul from 30 yards but Anderlecht goalkeeper Silvio Proto was prepared for the challenge both times, making two stops comfortable.
But it was Gillet who found the back of an empty goal when Cavlina could not keep hold of Mbokani cross, making it easy for the defender, who lost the ball from close range.
Things went from bad to worse for a few seconds later, when Sturm Burgstaller was his second yellow card of the match for a foul on the striker to leave the home team with 10 men for the last 20 minutes.
Suarez made the most of the advantage of a man Anderlecht in the 75th minute when he clung to Mboknani incisive through ball before jumping round and cold Cavlina stroking the ball into the net.
There was no way back for Sturm which recorded its second defeat in the group.
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