yardımcı hakemler: miroslav jedvaj (cro), petar gabrilo (cro)
4. hakem: alojzije supraha (cro)
gak: franz almer, gregor pötscher, mario tokić, dieter ramusch, aleš Čeh (c), boban dmitrović (dk. 50 jürgen hartmann), jones kusi-asare, ronald brunmayr (dk. 65 ilco naumoski), rené aufhauser (dk. 58 stefán gíslason), mario bazina, péter halmosi
yedekler: andreas schranz, nikola milinkovic, gernot sick, roland kollmann
teknik direktör: thijs libregts (ned)
sheriff: alexandru chirilov, chidi odiah, vazha tarkhnishvili, ion testemitanu, stanislav ivanov, iurie priganiuc, victor comleonoc, marius ciubancan, cristian tudor (dk. 66 ruslan barburos), evghenii patula, andriy nesteruk (dk. 84 alberto blanco)
grazer too strong for sheriff published: wednesday 7 august 2002, 21.20cet grazer ak 2-0 fc sheriff tiraspol(aggregate: 6-1) grazer never looked in trouble.
grazer ak 2-0 fc sheriff tiraspol (grazer win 6-1 on aggregate) a final qualifying round showdown with fc lokomotiv moscow is grazer ak's reward for completing a professional two-legged victory against fc sheriff tiraspol with a 2-0 home triumph tonight.
casual pace the tie was all but won after the austrians' tremendous showing in moldova last week, where they won 4-1, and tonight’s game at the arnold schwarzenegger stadium was played at a casual pace more befitting of a friendly.
pötscher warning it took 33 minutes for the first chance worthy of the name to arise, rené aufhauser heading wide following good wing play from dieter ramusch. three minutes later gregor pötscher shot narrowly wide from distance, a warning of what was to come in the second half.
reward reaped even though the home side dominated proceedings in the opening half, sheriff would have stolen an unlikely advantage had marius ciubankan’s fine free-kick not struck the crossbar. grazer reaped a deserved reward after the break, however, when pötscher scored from distance in the 58th minute and mario bazina made it 2-0 with two minutes remaining.
'have to improve’ grazer coach thijs libregts knows his side will have to improve next time out against russian opposition if their champions league aspirations are not be dashed at the final hurdle. "my team can play so much better," he said. "against lokomotiv moscow we will have to improve, will have to show a much better performance."
