FCZ achieves third win against Basel this season – YB keeps going

FCZ achieves third win against Basel this season – YB keeps going

The leader YB sends a clear message to the competition in Ticino in third place in the table at 3-1. Only the news from FC Luzern, who beat Vaduz 4-0 in the supposed relegation duel, is even more disturbing.

Lugano – YB 1: 3

In Ticino, Master Young Boys offers the next proof of their supremacy in the Super League. The 3: 1 match against Lugano gives the Berners new impetus for the difficult task of Thursday’s Europa League.

There are probably not many parallels to Sunday’s league game in Ticino for the Bernese on Thursday in the first knockout round of the Europa League against Bayer Leverkusen. The Bundesliga team will not retire as much as Maurizio Jacobacci’s team usually does, nor will the Bernese have chances as easily as Ticino.

Luganesi should have known about the Bernese’s starting qualities before Sunday’s game, but he couldn’t avoid current and probably future champions from a lightning start. Jean-Pierre Nsame for a foul penalty (10th) and his attacking partner Meschack Elia (17th) ensured that Lugano could not even use his dreaded counterforce, midfielder Sandro Lauper (45th), who became a scorer after a long injury . break, provided the 3-0 just before the break for the preliminary decision.

Even ex-YB pro Alexander Gerndt’s 3: 1 after one hour can be dismissed by Gerardo Seoane’s team as a minor industrial accident. David von Ballmoos threw a cross fist at the 34-year-old Swede’s feet and allowed Gerndt to score the third goal of the season.

Lugano – Young Boys 1: 3 (0: 3)
SR Horisberger.
Tore: 9. Nsame (foul penalty) 0: 1. 17. Elijah (Nsame) 0-2. 45. Lauper (Lefort) 0: 3. 60. Gerndt 1: 3.
Lugano: Baumann; Kecskes (46. Lungoyi), Oss, Daprelà; Custodio (64. Covilo); Lavanchy, Lovric (69. Guidotti), Sabbatini (46. Gerndt), Facchinetti, Macek (78. Bottani), Abubakar.
Youths: Von Ballmoos; Hefti (89. Maceiras), Lustenberger (46. Lustenberger), Zesiger, Lefort; Fassnacht (67th Sulejmani), Lauper, Aebischer, Moumi Ngamaleu (67th Siebatcheu); Elijah (78. Gaudino), Nsame.
Observations: Lugano without Guerrero (suspended) and Maric (injured). Young Boys without Martins, Sierro, Spielmann, Petignat and Maier (all injured). Warnings: 71. Covilo (missing). 71. Macek (complaining). 76.Sulejmani (foul).

Zurich 2-0 Basel

FC Zurich also won the third classic of the season. Coach Massimo Rizzo’s team defeated FC Basel, which was disappointing in all respects, 2-0.

The biggest disappointment was that the Basler was never able to accelerate and stall after 26 minutes of delay. In the entire second half they were never seen to rebel against the impending defeat in this prestigious match. There were practically no chances to score, other than dominance at least during a certain phase.

After Basel’s weak second half in the home game against Sion (2-2), coach Ciriaco Sforza said his players lacked passion and commitment. The Zurich Basler only showed commitment initially. And there were mistakes and lack of concentration. The most striking example of this was the creation of the Zurich tour gate. Jasper van der Werff had the ball stolen from a difficult position. Assan Ceesay, playing on the left wing for once, advanced towards the goal. Eray Cömert wanted to clarify, but only hit Ceesay’s legs. Antonio Marchesano, recently FCZ’s first goal, scored his eighth goal of the season in the Superliga with a penalty.

The 2-0, scored by Blaz Kramer from a suspicious offside position, fell in the 92nd minute, seconds before the final whistle.

Zurich – Basel 2: 0 (1: 0)
SR Fähndrich.
Tore: 26. Marchesano (Penalty kick) 1: 0. 92. Kramer 2: 0.
Zurich: Brecher; Rohner, Omeragic, Nathan, Aliti; Doumbia, Domgioni; Khelifi (69. Gnonto), Marchesano (87. Hekuran Kryeziu), Ceesay; Kramer.
Basel: Lindner; Van der Werff, Generous (46. Cardoso), Klose, Petretta; Frei, Bunjaku (scale 83); Stocker, Kasami, Zhegrova (year 72); Cabral.
Observations: Zurich without Dzemaili, Sobiech, Kololli, Tosin, Reichmuth, Seiler, Wallner (all injured) and Janjicic (convalescing). Basel without Xhaka, Abrashi, Jorge, Marchand, Padula, Von Moos (all injured) and Widmer (ill). Warnings: 17. Aliti (foul), 40. Nathan (foul), 77. Kramer (foul), 93. Frei (complain).

Lucerne 4-0 Vaduz

FC Luzern made clear the duel of the ninth against the tenth of the Superliga. Central Switzerland won 4-0 at home against Vaduz. The first and third home wins of the season were probably the most important so far for Central Switzerland. On the one hand, they differentiated themselves from the last Vaduz group, on the other hand, they reestablished contact with the lower midfield.

With his performance, coach Fabio Celestini’s team built on the penultimate home game when they defeated Servette 3-0 thanks to a good second half. This time, the Lucerne team walked away in the first half thanks to two goals prepared by Austrian Louis Schaub. At 25 minutes, Pascal Schürpf struck after a counterattack, five minutes later Filip Ugrinic struck with a tap. The Dutch Jordy Wehrmann, young on loan from Feyenoord Rotterdam, made his FCL debut in the center of left field. Goalkeeper Dejan Sorgic scored his eighth goal of the season in the second half.

FC Vaduz had to break their best streak in four and a half seasons in the upper house. With eight points from the last four games, Liechtenstein’s men were back in business, but with this defeat they had to let FC Luzern fall within five points. The two teams will play against each other again the following Wednesday, for the extra game in the Rheinpark.

Lucerne – Vaduz 4: 0 (2: 0)
SR Jaccottet.
Tore: 24. Schürpf (Schaub) 1: 0. 31. Ugrinic (Schaub) 2: 0. 60. Sorgic (Schürpf) 3: 0. 79. Ndiaye (Rate) 4: 0.
Lucerne: Miller; Schwegler, Schulz, Burch, Frydek; Grether (46th Ndiaye); Wehrmann (59th Emini), ugrinic; Schaub, Sorgic (71 ° Tasar), Schürpf (83 ° Sidler).
Vaduz: Büchel; Schmied, Schmid, Simani; Dorn, Gasser (46. Djokic), Gajic (83. Prokopic), Lüchinger, Obexer (75. Hug); Cicek (75. Di Giusto); Sutter (61. Coulibaly).
Observations: Lucerna without Knezevic (suspended), Lucas, Binous, Ndenge and Alabi (all injured). Vaduz without Wieser (injured). Warning: 15. Simani (foul), 35. Grether (foul), 51. Frydek (foul), 55. Schwegler (foul), 73. Schmied (foul), 92. Coulibaly (foul).

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