LUZERN. Sion bested Luzern to win 2-1. A goal from K. Bua was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sion to strike first with a goal of Giovanni Sio at the 50′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kevin Bua gave the win to Sion in the 90′ minute with a goal. Luzern was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
Max Meyer received a red card (64′). This red card was one of the reason why Luzern lost the match.
The match was played at the swissporarena stadium in Luzern on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. In front of 13,367 spectators. The referee was Fedayi San with the help of Pascal Hirzel and Remy Zgraggen. The 4th official was Maxime Odiet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Luzern was in firm control of the ball 65% while Sion was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luzern was more pushing with 118 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Sion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Luzern shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Sion shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Luzern received 4 yellow cards (Luca Jaquez, Max Meyer, Vars Villiger and Pius Dorn). Talking about the opposition, Sion received 5 yellow cards (Reto Ziegler, David Bettoni, Mario Balotelli, Gora Diouf and Dimitri Cavaré).
(Luzern) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Luzern will stay with 33 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Sion will have 26 points like Winterthur to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Luzern will play away against Young Boys on the 30th of April with a 38-11 head to head stats in favor of Young Boys (17 draws).
Sion will play away agasint Zürich on the 30th of April with a 28-13 head to head stats in favor of Zürich (21 draws).
Luzern – Formation
Luzern
80'
74'
36'
64'
Luzern started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Mario Frick decided to play with the following team: Pascal Loretz , Mohamed Dräger , Luca Jaquez , Ismajl Beka , Martin Frýdek , Pius Dorn , Ardon Jashari , Nicky Medja Beloko , Max Meyer , Dejan Sorgić and Asumah Abubakar .
The home team had on the bench: Severin Ottiger , Vars Villiger , Pascal Schürpf , Marco Burch, Mamady Diambou, Sofiane Chader, Vaso Vasić and Thibault Klidje.
Substitutions
Luzern made 2 changes: Dejan Sorgic for Pascal Schürpf (60′) and Mohamed Dräger for Severin Ottiger (74′).
Best player: Martin Frýdek
The most impressive player for Luzern was Martin Frýdek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Sion – Formation
Sion
Sion started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
David Bettoni played with: Heinz Lindner , Dimitri Cavaré , Joel Schmied , Reto Ziegler , Gora Diouf , Itaitinga , Denis Will Poha , Luca Zuffi , Ylyas Chouaref , Mario Balotelli and Giovanni Sio .
These were the players on the bench: Nathanael Saintini, Kevin Fickentscher, Musa Araz , Kevin Halabaku, Kevin Bua , Anto Grgic, Alexander Safarikas, Abdel Rachid Zagré and Dennis Iapichino.
Sion could not rely on the presence of Musa Araz (injured).
Substitutions
Sion made 3 changes: Ilyas Chouaref for Kevin Bua (64′), Mario Balotelli for Musa Araz (77′) and Giovanni Sio for Abdel Rachid Zagré (83′).
Best player: Giovanni Sio
The most impressive player for Sion was Giovanni Sio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- St. Gallen – Zürich – 2-2
- Luzern – Sion – 1-2
- Grasshopper – Lugano – 2-1
