Lucerna in round of 16 – Chiasso expels weak FCZ from sports cup

• Chiasso ends FC Zurich’s cup adventure in the second round.
• Zurich had a weak day in Ticino and lost 2: 3.
• Lucerne defeated Thun 1-0, Xamax lost to Kriens 1: 4.

An explosion in the Swiss Cup: the FCZ has to cancel its sails in the sixteenth final. The people of Zurich performed poorly in Chiasso. The leadership of the local team (17th) is a symbol of this. Sofian Bahloul converted a corner kick to the right into Yanick Brecher’s box. The team behind FCZ got in the way of the others.

Instead of a juicy reaction from the favorite, the Challenge League team Chiasso struck again. Stephan Andrist serves Mark Sifneo in center, who headed completely blank. Now, at last, the people of Zurich seemed to wake up. Assan Ceesay (40th / 76th) equalized with a double. But the decisive Ticino of the game could not be accommodated. On the contrary: Bahloul scored the 3-2 victory with a penalty in hand in the 89th minute.

Thuners fail for their own efficiency

FC Thun were anything but relegated at home to Lucerne. The class difference was not apparent, the Bernese Oberland even played significantly more in the first half. They played countless chances, they all let them slip away. Shortly before the break, FCL’s sign of life: Ibrahima Ndiaye had the 1-0 insurance on his foot, but he screwed up from 5 meters.

After the break, the people of Lucerne performed more frequently in front of Thuner Kasten. Suddenly it happened very fast. After a beautiful combination, Marvin Schulz was left alone in front of Hirzel’s goal. Any further advance by the Thuners was futile.