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Cherries' Perfect European Start Continues with Historic Home Win over Sturm Graz
Bournemouth kept a perfect Europa League start with goals from Evanilson, Rayan and Álvaro Rodríguez after Sturm Graz made five changes.
AFC Bournemouth marked their first-ever European home match at Vitality Stadium with a historic 3-0 victory over Austrian side Sturm Graz in the Europa League.
Evanilson gave the Cherries the lead shortly before half-time, connecting with a cross from Adam Smith to head the ball home and set the tone for the match.
With 14 minutes remaining, substitute Rayan doubled the lead after Goalkeeper Daniil Khudyakov spilled a corner, allowing the forward to pounce on the loose ball.
Álvaro Rodríguez confirmed the win with a stoppage-time penalty, awarded after a late challenge from Jon Gorenc Stankovic on James Hill sealed the result.
The Cherries secured six points from six available in the Europa League, building on their earlier 2-1 victory away to Real Sociedad in continental competition.
The Austrian Storm, whose gate is protected by the Russian golkper Daniel Hudyaks, suffered a major defeat from the English "Bornmouth" in the League of Europe, and the second round of the general round ended with a 3-0 in favour of the hosts.
The Brazilian forward helped António Silva's Bournemouth win this Thursday against the Austrians from Sturm Graz. Evanilson scored a spectacular goal to break the void in the match.
Bournemouth delighted their fans with a victory in their first ever home match in European competition. The Cherries won 3-0 against Sturm Graz in a Europa League match, although the victory came more difficult than | Bournemouth - Sturm (Graz) | Europa League