Ivory Coast international Oumar Diakité scored the only goal in Sturm Graz’s 1-0 win over Olympique de Marseille on Thursday 22 October 2026, on matchday 3 of the Europa League.
On Thursday 22 October 2026, at the Merkur Arena in Graz, Oumar Diakité scored the only goal of the match between SK Sturm Graz and Olympique de Marseille on matchday 3 of the Europa League league phase. In front of the Austrian crowd, according to Eurosport, the Ivorian forward, currently on loan at SK Sturm Graz, handed his side the win, Foot-Africa.com reports.
For OM, it is a third consecutive defeat in three Europa League matchdays this season, according to Eurosport. With 0 points from 3 European games, Bruno Genesio’s side remain stuck at the bottom of the league phase table.
A hat-trick on Sunday, then a goal on Thursday
Diakité’s performance is part of a recent run. On Sunday 18 October, four days before the visit of OM, the Ivorian had already struck three times against Grazer AK in the Austrian Bundesliga, in the 41st, 49th and 51st minutes, in a 6-1 win. He now has 4 goals in his last two outings in all competitions with the Austrian club.
At 22, the forward is currently on loan at SK Sturm Graz. Before his successive loans, he played 54 Ligue 1 matches for Stade de Reims. Now he is delivering on the European stage.
OM on zero points
For Marseille, the European record is blank: three games, three defeats, no points taken in the league phase.
The context makes the evening even more bitter for Marseille: before this match, Sturm Graz had not yet scored a single goal in the competition, Eurosport recalls. So it was the former Stade de Reims player who got his team off the mark in this Europa League.
The weekend next, then 5 November
Sturm Graz have no time to savour it: the Austrian club return to domestic league action this weekend, before matchday 4 of the Europa League, scheduled for 5 November 2026.