Super League: Lugano overcomes Lausanne Sport 2-0 on Sunday
LAUSANNE. Lugano defeats Lausanne Sport with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byR. Ziegler (80') and a goal from M. Belhaj (90').

LAUSANNE. Lugano beats Lausanne Sport with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byR. Ziegler (80′) and a goal from M. Belhaj (90′).
The match was held at the Stade de la Tuilière (Lausanne) Stadium in Lausanne on Sunday and this began at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Wolfensberger with the help of Matthias Sbrissa and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.29 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lausanne Sport was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Lugano that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Lausanne Sport was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Lugano found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Lausanne Sport shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Lugano shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lausanne Sport received 5 yellow cards (T. Coyle, F. Chafik, A. Husic, M. Diaw and A. Sanches). On the opposite side, Lugano received 3 yellow cards (M. Facchinetti, M. Bottani and Yuri).
After this contest, Lausanne Sport will stay with 8 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Lugano will have 17 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
T. Coyle
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35'35'
M. Facchinetti
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44'44'
F. Chafik
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46'46'
K. Hajrizi
M. Maric
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50'50'
A. Husic
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52'52'
M. Diaw
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61'61'
M. Amoura
S. Lovric
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61'61'
A. Abubakar
C. Lungoyi
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64'64'
M. Bottani
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68'68'
A. Sanches
T. Coyle
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68'68'
B. Ouattara
M. Amdouni
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74'74'
M. Belhaj Mahmoud
N. Lavanchy
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75'75'
K. Sow
S. Grippo
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77'77'
A. Sanches
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80'80'
R. Ziegler (Penalty)
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82'82'
J. K. Nguessan
T. Thomas
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82'82'
G. Bares
H. Mahou
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86'86'
Yuri
Z. Celar
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90'90'
Yuri
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90'90'
M. Belhaj Mahmoud
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Lausanne Sport will play away with St. Gallen on the 21st of November with a 13-5 head to head statistic in favor of St. Gallen (3 draws).
Lugano will host Luzern on the 21st of November with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Luzern (5 draws).
Lausanne Sport: Formation and Lineups
Lausanne Sport started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ilija Borenovic chose to play with the following team: Mory Diaw , Fouad Chafik , Simone Grippo , Elton Monteiro , Anel Husic , Stjepan Kukuruzović , Hicham Mahou , Cameron Puertas Castro , Trazie Thomas Zai , Trae Coyle and Zeki Amdouni .
Substitutes
Lausanne Sport made 5 changes: T. Coyle for A. Sanches (68′), M. Amdouni for B. Ouattara (68′), S. Grippo for K. Sow (75′), T. Thomas for J. K. Nguessan (82′) and H. Mahou for G. Bares (82′).
Top player: Hicham Mahou
The player who no doubt impressed Lausanne Sport the most was Hicham Mahou.
His rating is
with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.Lugano: Formation and Lineups
Lugano started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Amir Saipi , Numa Lavanchy , Mijat Marić , Reto Ziegler , Mickaël Facchinetti , Olivier Custodio , Sandi Lovrić , Jonathan Sabbatini , Christophe Lungoyi , Mattia Bottani and Žan Celar .
Substitutes
Lugano made 5 changes: M. Maric for K. Hajrizi (46′), S. Lovric for M. Amoura (61′), C. Lungoyi for A. Abubakar (61′), N. Lavanchy for M. Belhaj Mahmoud (74′) and Z. Celar for Yuri (86′).
Best player: Amir Saipi
The player that probably impressed the most for Lugano was the goalkeeper: Amir Saipi. His rating is 7.82. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League