Home win against Lausanne – Bonatini and Ponde lead GC to the Cup quarter-finals – Sport

• Challenge League Leader GC beat Lausanne 2-0 at home in the second round of the Cup.
• Léo Bonatini and Cristian Ponde meet for the people of Zurich.
• The Grasshoppers are now the third club in the Challenge League in the quarterfinals.

The Grasshoppers can continue to dream of their 20th victory in the Swiss Cup. The Zurich team achieved a 2-0 home victory in the round of 16 against Lausanne with an increase in performance in the second half. For this reason, the Challenge League leader was awarded for the first time in the 68th minute. After a free kick, Léo Bonatini was there to take the lead.

Finally, Cristian Ponde was responsible for the decision. After a free kick, Lausannes Gabriel Bares touched the ball with his hand. The overall forward took responsibility and took the penalty safely to make it 2-0. The Vaudois could not react in the final phase.

Lausanne loses chances before the break

Before the break, the guests were lost to steer the game in a different direction. Lausanne was the best team in the first half, but couldn’t capitalize on it. Trazié Thomas Zai gave the best opportunities to lead in the 39th minute and Bares and Toichi Suzuki in the 41st minute.

After playing 3 round of 16, only the Challenge League clubs (GC, Aarau and Winterthur) are in the next round. Of the other 5 matches, only the match between Chiasso and Lucerna is already scheduled for March 10. Game dates for the fourth round of 16 are still missing.