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Bournemouth Beat Sturm Graz 3-0 With Evanilson, Rayan, And Álvaro Rodríguez Penalty
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Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium in the Europa League. Evanilson, Rayan, and Álvaro Rodríguez scored the goals, including Rodríguez's penalty.
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Bournemouth stun Graz at home
Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium to keep Marco Rose’s Europa League campaign perfect, with Evanilson scoring in the 43rd minute, Rayan doubling the lead in the 76th minute, and Álvaro Rodríguez adding a stoppage-time penalty.
Rose said it was a “privilege” to lead Bournemouth to victory in their first-ever home match in Europe after Sturm Graz were beaten 3-0.
The BBC described the night as Bournemouth’s first European home game in the club’s 127-year history, with supporters waving flags and a giant tifo reading “Minus 17 to European dreams. AFC Bournemouth, established 1899”.
The match also marked Bournemouth’s first two-match winning start in a major European competition, after the club had beaten Real Sociedad 2-1 in their opening game.
The Guardian said Evanilson’s first-half header and Rayan’s later drive were followed by Rodríguez’s stoppage-time penalty to seal Bournemouth’s historic home win in Europe.
Captains, owners, and quotes
Adam Smith told TNT Sports, “It’s a long time coming. The fans were up for it, the players were up for it, so we are very happy,” after providing the assist for Bournemouth’s first European goal on home soil.
Joel Ward told TNT Sports that the owner Bill Foley “manifested this moment when he first came into the club. He set the standards for this club, he has invested a lot into it and he wanted to see this club in Europe.”
Marco Rose said, “If we stick together and play like this and we have our fans then we are hard to play and it’s hard to beat us,” as he pointed to Sunday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland.
Fabio Ingolitsch told his own team’s realities by saying, “Bournemouth is the team with the biggest market value in the Europa League.”
The BBC noted Smith had made more than 430 appearances since moving from Tottenham permanent in 2014, and it described the moment when he was replaced by James Hill midway through the second half and supporters chanted Smith’s name.
What comes next for Rose
Bournemouth’s Europa League win over Sturm Graz came after the club had been beaten 5-1 away at Chelsea at the weekend, and it left the team winless in the Premier League under Rose with the Cherries sitting 18th in the table. Rose said Bournemouth would shift focus quickly to Sunday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland, and he framed the Europa League result as something to carry into the next game. The Guardian said the victory should calm domestic pressures mounting on Rose, while it also highlighted that the Europa League has become an “oasis” for Bournemouth.
“The Cherries sit 18th in the table and are one of only three teams, alongside Fulham and Tottenham, yet to win a match this season.”
TNT Sports said Bournemouth will hope to maintain their perfect start when seven-time European champions AC Milan visit the Vitality next week. The BBC added that Bournemouth became only the second English side to win their first two matches in a major European competition since Bolton achieved the feat in the Uefa Cup 21 years ago.