SION. Grasshopper topped Sion to win 2-1. It was Grasshopper to strike first with a goal of Meritan Shabani at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Guilherme Schettine gave the win to Grasshopper in the 71′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade de Tourbillon stadium in Sion on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 7,000 spectators. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the help of Bekim Zogaj and Leroy Hartmann. The 4th official was Johannes von Mandach. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 111
- 66 Dangerous attack 75
- 86 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sion was in firm control of the ball 55% while Grasshopper was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grasshopper was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grasshopper won the match.
Sion shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Grasshopper shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sion received 4 yellow cards (Numa Lavanchy, Dennis Iapichino, Reto Ziegler and Mario Balotelli). On the other side, Grasshopper received 3 yellow cards (Guilherme Schettine, Tomás Ribeiro and Hayao Kawabe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sion will stay with 23 points like Winterthur to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Grasshopper will have 31 points like Basel to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Sion will host Servette on the 8th of April with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Sion (9 draws).
Grasshopper will play away agasint Young Boys on the 10th of April with a 30-18 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (14 draws).
Sion – Formation
Sion
84'
79'
37'
Sion started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Fabio Celestini decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner , Numa Lavanchy , Joel Schmied , Reto Ziegler , Dennis Iapichino , Denis Will Poha , Wylan Cyprien , Anto Grgić , Itaitinga , Mario Balotelli and Ylyas Chouaref .
The home team had on the bench: Luca Zuffi , Dimitri Cavaré , Musa Araz, Abdel Rachid Zagré, Kevin Fickentscher, Nathanaël Saintini, Jose Aguilar Martinez , Gora Diouf and Kevin Halabaku.
Substitutions
Sion made 5 changes: Wylan Cyprien for Luca Zuffi (46′), Denis Will Poha for Dimitri Cavaré (79′), Dennis Iapichino for Jose Aguilar Martinez (79′), I. Chouaref for Abdel Rachid Zagré (80′) and Numa Lavanchy for Kevin Halabaku (85′).
Best player: Itaitinga
The most impressive player for Sion was Itaitinga.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Grasshopper – Formation
Grasshopper
Grasshopper started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Giorgio Contini played with: André Moreira , Noah Loosli , Tomás Ribeiro , Ayumu Seko , Bendegúz Bolla , Christián Herc , Hayao Kawabe , Dominik Schmid , Meritan Shabani , Guilherme Schettine and Shkelqim Demhasaj .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Georg Margreitter, Filipe de Carvalho Ferreira, Teruki Hara, Nadjack, Petar Pušić, Justin Hammel, Giotto Morandi , Amir Abrashi and Dion Kacuri.
Substitutions
Grasshopper made 4 changes: Shkelqim Demhasaj for Giotto Morandi (68′), Meritan Shabani for Amir Abrashi (68′), Hayao Kawabe for Georg Margreitter (90′) and Guilherme Schettine for Petar Pusic (90′).
Best player: Guilherme Schettine
The most impressive player for Grasshopper was Guilherme Schettine.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
