Quotes from the game

Klauß on unlucky Hedl: “We are there for him”

Robert Klauß comforted his goalkeeper directly after the game.

(Bild: Sepp Pail)

Due to a fatal mistake by Rapids goalkeeper Niklas Hedl, Sturm Graz were able to celebrate a 1-0 home win against the Hütteldorfer on Friday evening. Read what the coaches had to say after the final whistle here.

Christian Ilzer (Sturm coach): 
"It was the luck of the brave, or to put it another way: The team that did more for the game won. Of course it was a big mistake by (Rapid goalkeeper) Hedl, but he also kept the score at 0-0 against Seedy (Jatta) before that. When I look at xG values, shots and possession, everything speaks in our favor. Of course, it's also lucky that we won like that."

Robert Klauß (Rapid coach): 
"It's very bitter that we didn't reward ourselves because we hardly conceded anything and put in a lot of effort. We didn't have much going forward, it was a classic 0-0 game."

Niklas Hedl made a mega blunder.

(Bild: Sepp Pail)

On goalkeeper Hedl's mistake: 
"It probably happens to him once in a lifetime. He's disappointed, of course, but he's so solid that he can put it behind him. We're there for him. I told him it's better now than later - in the cup final, for example."