Real mismatch
Real Madrid terminates Graz in 5-goal assault
Posted: Thursday November 05, 1998 06:21 PM
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After spotting Sturm Graz an early lead, Christian Panucci (right) and Real Madrid stormed back AP |
GRAZ, Austria (AP) -- Defender Christian Panucci scored two goals
as defending champion Real Madrid hammered Sturm Graz 5-1 on
Thursday to storm to the top of Group C of the Champions League.
The match had been postponed from Wednesday because of a
waterlogged field and heavy rain.
Mario Haas headed Graz into an early lead in the third minute.
But it took only five minutes for Real to reply, with the
Italian international Panucci also scoring with a header i the
eighth to equalize.
Real went ahead for good in the 35th on a free kick goal by
Yugoslav striker Predrag Mijatovic.
Clarence Seedorf, a Dutch World Cup star, made it 3-1 in the
57th and Panucci added his second four minutes later.
Davor Suker, the Croatian star who was the top scorer at this
summer's World Cup, notched Real's fifth in the 74th.
With three victories form four matches, Real leads the group
with nine points, two more than Spartak Moscow and Inter Milan.
Graz is still without a point after four matches.
A crowd of 14,500 saw the match in the Arnold Schwarzenegger
stadium.
Real had beaten Graz 6-1 at home and has scored 11 goals in two
matches against the hapless Austrian champion.
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