Bernegger debuts as Thun coach: first bankruptcy of the season for overall

In the fourth game, the relegated FC Thun wins the Challenge League for the first time. The Bernese Oberland beat the useless Chiasso 2-0 away from home.

With four points from four games, the Thuners, coached by Carlos Bernegger for the first time, could barely avoid becoming the weakest relegated team in Challenge League history (since 2003/04). Only Aarau in the 2015/16 season started even worse with three points (three draws) in the first four rounds.

In Chiasso, the Bernese people were lucky not to be left behind. Chiassesi hit the post twice in the first half. The situation changed when one of the post shooters, Luka Stevic, was sidelined with a yellow-red card early in the second half. Three minutes later, Bernegger replaced German Gabriel Kyeremateng on loan from Stoke City, and another three minutes later Kyeremateng scored the 1-0 with a tap. After 74 minutes, Nuno da Silva doubled.

GC loses, but keeps leading

Neuchâtel Xamax, the other relegated team, is picking up speed after a failed start to the season with two losses. After the clear victory at Thun, Neuchâtel brought the Grasshoppers their first losses on points and their first loss at Maladière. GC maintains the only lead with nine points, because Winterthur and Schaffhausen tied in the pursuit duel (2: 2).

Neuchâtel’s only goal fell in the eleventh minute. Louis Mafouta scored it with a free kick deflected from more than 20 meters. Xamax had signed the 26-year-old attacker Mafouta, a citizen of the Central African Republic, for this season from Grasse, from the French fourth division.

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Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – Aarau 1: 1 (1: 0). – 240 spectators. – SR Jancevski. – Goals: 6th Lahiouel 1-0. 63. Rrudhani 1: 1.

Chiasso – Thun 0: 2 (0: 0). – 300 spectators. – SR Huwiler. – Goals: 64 ° Kyeremateng 0-1. 74. Da Silva 0-2. – Observations: 15th shot from the post by Stevic (Chiasso). 31. Bahloul post shot (Chiasso). 57. Yellow-red card against Stevic (Chiasso).

Will – Kriens 0: 1 (0: 0). – 470 spectators. – SR Wolfensberger. – Goal: 82o Abubakar 0-1. Observations: Shot at the post 28 Fazliu (Wil). 60. Fazliu’s free kick hit the post.

Winterthur-Schaffhausen 2: 2 (2: 1). – 1800 spectators. – SR Turkes. – Goals: 9º Prtajin 0-1. 24. Pepsi 1: 1. 37. Arnold 2: 1. 87. Pepsi (own goal) 2-2.

Neuchâtel Xamax – Grasshopper 1: 0 (1: 0). – 2870 spectators. – SR Schnyder. – Goal: 11. Mafouta 1-0.