BERN. Young Boys demolishes Zürich 4-0. C. Fassnacht (45′), M. Aebischer (65′), M. Aebischer (69′) and M. Elia (89′). Young Boys took advantage of its superior ball possession (64%). Its vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Wankdorf (Bern) stadium in Bern on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Adrien Jaccottet that was helped by Jan Köbeli and Pascal Hirzel. The 4th official was David Huwiler. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Young Boys started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Zürich adopted for a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Young Boys – Formation
Young Boys
46'
34'
45'
Matteo Vanetta decided to play with the following team: David von Ballmoos , Silvan Hefti , Sandro Lauper , Cedric Zesiger , Ulisses Garcia , Christian Fassnacht , Christopher Martins Pereira , Michel Aebischer , Nicolas Ngamaleu , Meschack Elia and Jordan Siebatcheu .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Jankewitz, Guillaume Faivre, Miralem Sulejmani , Marvin Spielmann, Wilfried Kanga , Felix Mambimbi, Mohamed Camara , Vincent Sierro and Fabian Rieder.
Best player: Christian Fassnacht
The player that probably impressed the most for Young Boys was Christian Fassnacht.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Zürich – Formation
Zürich
On the other side, André Vanetta played with: Yanick Brecher , Bećir Omeragić , Marc Hornschuh , Fidan Aliti , Nikola Boranijašević , Ousmane Doumbia , Moritz Leitner , Adriá Guerrero , Akaki Gogia , Antonio Marchesano and Assan Ceesay .
They had on the bench: Blerim Džemaili , Fabian Rohner , Živko Kostadinović, Lindrit Kamberi, Degnand Wilfried Gnonto , Ante Ćorić, Rodrigo Pollero , Bledian Krasniqi and Silvan Wallner.
Best player: Moritz Leitner
The player that probably impressed the most for Zürich was Moritz Leitner.
His rating is with 0 goals, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Match report
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 52 Attack 39
- 60 Dangerous attack 38
- 51 Ball safe 49
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Young Boys was in firm control of the ball 64% while Zürich was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Young Boys was extremely more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is the reason why Young Boys won the match.
Young Boys shoot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Zürich shoot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Young Boys received 2 yellow cards (S. Lauper and N. Moumi Ngamaleu). On the other side, Zürich received 1 yellow card (D. Gnonto).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Young Boys will have 8 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Zürich will stay with 13 points to stay in the 1st place.
In the next match in the Super League, Young Boys will play away Lausanne Sport on the 22nd of September with a 17-3 head to head in favor of Young Boys (4 draw). Zürich will host Servette on the 21st of September with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Servette (2 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Luzern – Grasshopper – 1-1
- Young Boys – Zürich – 4-0
