Super League: Lugano beats Zürich 2-0 on Sunday
LUGANO. Lugano overcomes Zürich with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Steffen (13') and a goal from I. Aliseda (71').
LUGANO. Lugano tops Zürich with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Steffen (13′) and a goal from I. Aliseda (71′). Zürich lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Lugano remained in 10 people after H. Mahou received a double yellow card in the 78′. Anyway, Lugano still found a way to win this encounter competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stadio di Cornaredo stadium in Lugano on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In the presence of 3,560 spectators. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger who was helped by Marco Zürcher and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was Anojen Kanagasingam. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10 degrees Celsius or 49.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Zürich was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lugano was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Zürich was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Lugano succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Lugano shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Zürich shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Lugano received 5 yellow cards (L. L. Mai, A. Hajdari, H. Mahou, B. Babic and A. Saipi). On the opposite side, Zürich received 6 yellow cards (O. Selnaes, A. Marchesano, I. Santini, Y. Brecher, N. Katic and F. Aliti).
H. Mahou (Lugano) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (78′).
After playing this encounter, Lugano will have 17 points like Basel and Grasshopper to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Zürich will stay with 9 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
R. Steffen
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24'24'
L. L. Mai
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28'28'
O. Selnaes
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43'43'
A. Marchesano
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46'46'
B. Krasniqi
O. Selnaes
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46'46'
B. Viunnyk
J. Okita
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46'46'
K. Hajrizi
F. Daprela
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46'46'
I. Santini
A. Marchesano
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47'47'
I. Santini
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48'48'
A. Hajdari
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58'58'
H. Mahou
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59'59'
B. Babic
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63'63'
U. Bislimi
M. Bottani
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63'63'
I. Aliseda
B. Babic
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71'71'
I. Aliseda
A. Arigoni
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73'73'
Y. Brecher
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78'78'
H. Mahou
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79'79'
N. Katic
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81'81'
K. Mets
M. Hornschuh
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83'83'
R. Macek
R. Steffen
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88'88'
A. Saipi
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88'88'
F. Aliti
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89'89'
M. Belhaj Mahmoud
I. Aliseda
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Lugano will host Winterthur on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (0 draws).
Zürich will host Servette on the 13th of November with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Servette (3 draws).
Lugano: Formation and Lineups
Lugano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mattia Croci-Torti chose to play with the following team: Amir Saipi , Allan Arigoni , Lars Lukas Mai , Fabio Daprelà , Albian Hajdari , Jonathan Sabbatini , Ousmane Doumbia , Renato Steffen , Mattia Bottani , Hicham Mahou and Boris Babić .
Substitutes
Lugano made 5 changes: F. Daprela for K. Hajrizi (46′), M. Bottani for U. Bislimi (63′), B. Babic for I. Aliseda (63′), R. Steffen for R. Macek (83′) and I. Aliseda for M. Belhaj Mahmoud (89′).
Top player: Renato Steffen
The player who no doubt impressed Lugano the most was Renato Steffen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Zürich: Formation and Lineups
Zürich started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Bo Henriksen played with: Yanick Brecher , Lindrit Kamberi , Nikola Katić , Fidan Aliti , Nikola Boranijašević , Marc Hornschuh , Ole Selnaes , Adrián Guerrero , Antonio Marchesano , Tosin Aiyegun and Jonathan Okita .
Substitutes
Zürich made 4 changes: O. Selnaes for B. Krasniqi (46′), J. Okita for B. Viunnyk (46′), A. Marchesano for I. Santini (46′) and M. Hornschuh for K. Mets (81′).
Top player: Lindrit Kamberi
Probably the most impressive player in Zürich was Lindrit Kamberi.
His rating is with 55 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
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