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Super League: Young Boys demolishes Sion 4-3 with 2 goals from W. Kanga

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BERN. Young Boys had a narrow win over Sion. The hero of the match was W. Kanga who scored in the 25th and 80th minute.

BERN. Young Boys had a narrow win over Sion. The hero of the match was W. Kanga who scored in the 25th and 80th minute. Young Boys was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

Baltazar received a red card (41′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sion lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Wankdorf (Bern) stadium in Bern on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrien Jaccottet who was helped by Vital Jobin and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was Sven Wolfensberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.​

Match Statistics

Young Boys was in firm control of the ball 67% while Sion was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Young Boys was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Young Boys won the contest.

Young Boys shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Sion shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (M. Sulejmani and S. Lauper). On the other side, Sion received 3 yellow cards (Baltazar, F. Stojilkovic and Wesley).

Also, Sion didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Baltazar (Sion) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (41′).

After playing this match, Young Boys will have 25 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Sion will stay with 18 points to stay in the 7th place.

Match Events

  • 3'
    3'

    B. Ndoye

  • 16'
    16'

    F. Stojilkovic

  • 20'
    20'

    Baltazar

  • 25'
    25'

    W. Kanga

  • 41'
    41'

    Baltazar

  • 46'
    46'

    F. Rieder

    M. Aebischer

  • 46'
    46'

    Fabian Rieder 

    Michel Aebischer

  • 51'
    51'

    F. Stojilkovic

  • 58'
    58'

    Itaitinga

    K. Bua

  • 60'
    60'

    N. Moumi Ngamaleu (Penalty)

  • 61'
    61'

    M. Sulejmani

  • 62'
    62'

    M. Sulejmani

  • 63'
    63'

    S. Lauper

  • 73'
    73'

    S. Theler

    M. Cipriano

  • 76'
    76'

    M. Elia

    M. Sulejmani

  • 77'
    77'

    J. Lefort

    Q. Maceiras

  • 78'
    78'

    Wesley

  • 78'
    78'

    G. Karlen

    Wesley

  • 80'
    80'

    W. Kanga

  • 84'
    84'

    N. Ammeter

    G. Faivre

  • 90'
    90'

    D. Cavare

Next match

In the upcoming Super League match, Young Boys will host Basel on the 15th of December with a 25-22 head to head record in favor of Basel (17 draws).

Sion will host Lausanne Sport on the 19th of December with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Sion (5 draws).

Young Boys: Formation and Lineups

Young Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Wagner chose to play with the following team: Guillaume Faivre (6.4), Silvan Hefti (7.2), Mohamed Camara (6.5), Sandro Lauper (6.5), Quentin Maceiras (7.1), Nicolas Moumie Ngamaleu (7.8), Michel Aebischer (6.5), Vincent Sierro (7.0), Miralem Sulejmani (8.7), Wilfried Kanga (8.3) and Jordan Siebatcheu (6.6).

Substitutes

Young Boys made 5 changes: M. Camara for F. Lustenberger (46′), M. Aebischer for F. Rieder (46′), Q. Maceiras for J. Lefort (76′), M. Sulejmani for E. Meschack (76′) and G. Faivre for N. Ammeter (84′).

Top player: Miralem Sulejmani

Probably the most impressive player in Young Boys was Miralem Sulejmani.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 33 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Sion: Formation and Lineups

Sion started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the opposite side, Paolo Tramezzani played with: Kevin Fickentscher (6.8), Dimitri Cavaré (5.9), Jan Bamert (6.4), Birama Ndoye (6.8), Marquinhos Cipriano (6.1), Luca Zuffi (6.1), Wesley (5.9), Baltazar (6.2), Anto Grgić (6.5), Kevin Bua (7.0) and Filip Stojilković (7.7).

Substitutes

Sion made 3 changes: K. Bua for Itaitinga (58′), M. Cipriano for S. Theler (73′) and Wesley for G. Karlen (78′).

Top player: Filip Stojilković

The player who no doubt impressed Sion the most was Filip Stojilković.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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