BERN. Lugano and Young Boys draw 1-1. M. Valenzuela scored the first goal (38′) for Lugano. J. Nsame settled the score (48′).
The match was played at the STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf Bern stadium in Bern on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Cibelli with the help of Vital Jobin and Matthias Sbrissa. The 4th official was Tobias Thies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 112 Attack 120
- 63 Dangerous attack 71
- 82 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 20
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Lugano was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Young Boys that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Young Boys was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Young Boys to win the match.
Lugano shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Young Boys shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Lugano received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Sabbatini and Renato Steffen). On the other side, Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (Cédric Zesiger and L. Blum).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Lugano will have 29 points like St. Gallen to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Young Boys will have 46 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Lugano will host St. Gallen on the 10th of April with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of Lugano (6 draws).
Young Boys will host Grasshopper on the 10th of April with a 30-18 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (14 draws).
Lugano – Formation
Lugano
38'
20'
70'
Lugano started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Raphaël Wicky decided to play with the following team: Amir Saipi , Ousmane Doumbia , Kreshnik Hajrizi , Fabio Daprelà , Milton Valenzuela , Roman Macek , Jonathan Sabbatini , Mohamed Haj Mahmoud , Ignacio Aliseda , Renato Steffen and Žan Celar .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed El Amine Amoura , Uran Bislimi , Sebastian Osigwe, Fabian Stöber, Noah De Queiroz, Chinwendu Johan Nkama, Boris Babić and Hicham Mahou .
Substitutions
Lugano made 4 changes: Hadj Mahmoud for Uran Bislimi (24′), Roman Macek for Hicham Mahou (70′), Zan Celar for Boris Babic (84′) and Renato Steffen for M. Amoura (84′).
Best player: Renato Steffen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugano was Renato Steffen.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Young Boys – Formation
Young Boys
Young Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mattia Croci-Torti played with: Anthony Racioppi , Lewin Blum , Fabian Lustenberger , Cedric Zesiger , Loris Benito , Christian Fassnacht , Sandro Lauper , Donat Rrudhani , Fabian Rieder , Jean-Pierre Nsame and Cédric Itten .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aurele Amenda, Ulisses Garcia , Cheikh Niasse , Dario Marzino, Quentin Maceiras, Filip Ugrinic , Miguel Changa Chaiwa and Joel Monteiro .
Young Boys could not rely on the presence of Quentin Maceiras (injured).
Substitutions
Young Boys made 5 changes: F. Rieder for Cheikh Niasse (63′), Cedric Itten for Joel Almada Monteiro (70′), Loris Benito for Ulisses Garcia (70′), Loris Benito for Filip Ugrinic (70′) and L. Blum for Quentin Maceiras (84′).
Best player: Filip Ugrinic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Young Boys was Filip Ugrinic.
His rating is with 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Young Boys – Lugano – 1-1
- Winterthur – Sion – 1-1
