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Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 to stay perfect in Europa League
Bournemouth beat Austria’s Sturm Graz 3-0 in the Europa League’s second round at the Vitality Stadium in England.
Evanilson opened the scoring with a header, and Brazilian forward Rayan added the second after coming on as a substitute.
Álvaro Rodríguez scored Bournemouth’s third goal from a penalty.
Bournemouth has won both of its matches in the competition, having beaten Real Sociedad in its opening game.
The club is playing in a European competition for the first time in its history.
The sources do not say what happens next.
Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium in the Europa League.
The victory gave Bournemouth two wins from two matches and kept its perfect start in the competition.
Evanilson and Rayan scored, and Álvaro Rodríguez completed the scoring with a penalty.
Bournemouth had opened its Europa League campaign with a win over Real Sociedad.
Midfielder Lewis Cook called the match a special night and praised the team’s collective performance.
- Who
- Bournemouth and Sturm Graz.
- What
- Bournemouth won 3-0, making it two wins from two in the Europa League.
- When
- 15 October 2026.
- Where
- Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
- Why
- Bournemouth won the match; the sources do not state a specific reason for the result.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bournemouth lost to Chelsea in the Premier League.
Bournemouth beat Sturm Graz 3-0 in its second Europa League match.
- Score
- Bournemouth 3-0 Sturm Graz
- Venue
- Vitality Stadium
- Goalscorers
- Evanilson, Rayan and Álvaro Rodríguez
- Europa League record
- Two wins from two matches
- Earlier result
- Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad in its opening match
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What people are saying
I thought the performance was top. It was a special night, you could feel that before the game, when were lining up as players
The atmosphere was great. It was a top performance, we bounced back from the weekend and it was something we can be very proud of.
Everyone who played today was fantastic and it was a collective effort and a great win.
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A night our club will never forget ❤️🖤 UP THE CHERRIES 🙌