Super League: Sion conquers Grasshopper 2-0 on Sunday
SION. Sion overcomes Grasshopper with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bamert (29') and an own goal from N. Loosli (69').
SION. Sion prevails over Grasshopper with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Bamert (29′) and an own goal from N. Loosli (69′). Grasshopper lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alain Bieri who had the assistance of Alain Heiniger and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.7 degrees Celsius or 43.97 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Grasshopper was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sion was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Grasshopper was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sion shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Grasshopper shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sion received 3 yellow cards (N. Saintini, J. Bamert and D. Cavare). On the other side, Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (M. K. Sene, N. Loosli and A. Arigoni).
Also, Grasshopper didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Santos (Grasshopper) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (85′).
After playing this contest, Sion will have 21 points to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Grasshopper will stay with 23 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
J. Bamert
A. Grgic
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37'37'
M. K. Sene
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38'38'
N. Saintini
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40'40'
J. Bamert
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64'64'
N. Loosli
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66'66'
F. Momoh
T. Ribeiro
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69'69'
N. Loosli (OG)
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73'73'
G. Karlen
F. Stojilkovic
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73'73'
M. Tosetti
K. Bua
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74'74'
S. Demhasaj
M. K. Sene
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75'75'
D. Kacuri
L. Bonatini
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75'75'
N. Da Silva
H. Kawabe
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79'79'
A. Santos
E. Lenjani
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83'83'
D. Cavare
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85'85'
A. Santos
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86'86'
A. Arigoni
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90'90'
A. Kabashi
Itaitinga
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Sion will play away against Basel on the 6th of February with a 40-6 head to head in favor of Basel (16 draws).
Grasshopper will host Zürich on the 5th of February with a 28-16 head to head statistic in favor of Zürich (10 draws).
Sion: Formation and Lineups
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paolo Tramezzani chose to play with the following team: Kevin Fickentscher , Dimitri Cavaré , Nathanaël Saintini , Jan Bamert , Marquinhos Cipriano , Baltazar , Birama Ndoye , Anto Grgić , Itaitinga , Filip Stojilković and Kevin Bua .
Substitutes
Sion made 3 changes: F. Stojilkovic for G. Karlen (73′), K. Bua for M. Tosetti (73′) and Itaitinga for A. Kabashi (90′).
Top player: Jan Bamert
The player who no doubt impressed Sion the most was Jan Bamert.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Grasshopper: Formation and Lineups
Grasshopper started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira , Allan Arigoni , Noah Loosli , Tomás Ribeiro , Bendegúz Bolla , Dominik Schmid , Christián Herc , Ermir Lenjani , Hayao Kawabe , Mamadou Kaly Sene and Léo Bonatini .
Substitutes
Grasshopper made 5 changes: T. Ribeiro for F. Momoh (66′), M. K. Sene for S. Demhasaj (74′), L. Bonatini for D. Kacuri (75′), H. Kawabe for N. Da Silva (75′) and E. Lenjani for A. Santos (79′).
Best player: André Moreira
The player that probably impressed the most for Grasshopper was the goalkeeper: André Moreira. His rating is 7.44. He performed 6 saves.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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